diff --git a/scripts/update_localization.py b/scripts/update_localization.py
index d68484119..bb80d8b2e 100644
--- a/scripts/update_localization.py
+++ b/scripts/update_localization.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import os, re, sys
-match = re.search("(.*?)/[^/]*?$", sys.argv[0])
+match = re.search('(.*)/', sys.argv[0])
 if match != None:
-	os.chdir(os.getcwd() + "/" + match.group(1))
+	os.chdir(match.group(1))
 
 source_exts = [".c", ".cpp", ".h"]