diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index c9d67fe98e..55765c8a3a 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -160,6 +160,7 @@ endif
 ifneq (,$(findstring MINGW,$(uname_S)))
 	NO_MSGFMT=1
 	GITGUI_WINDOWS_WRAPPER := YesPlease
+	GITGUI_RELATIVE := 1
 endif
 
 ifdef GITGUI_MACOSXAPP