diff --git a/src/yunohost/tools.py b/src/yunohost/tools.py
index dfc97222e..959da2df7 100644
--- a/src/yunohost/tools.py
+++ b/src/yunohost/tools.py
@@ -657,7 +657,8 @@ def _check_if_vulnerable_to_meltdown():
 
     # script taken from https://github.com/speed47/spectre-meltdown-checker
     # script commit id is store directly in the script
-    SCRIPT_PATH = "./vendor/spectre-meltdown-checker/spectre-meltdown-checker.sh"
+    file_dir = os.path.split(__file__)[0]
+    SCRIPT_PATH = os.path.join(file_dir, "./vendor/spectre-meltdown-checker/spectre-meltdown-checker.sh")
 
     # '--variant 3' corresponds to Meltdown
     # example output from the script: