diff --git a/make/projects-dir.mk b/make/projects-dir.mk
index 7802c722..81ca23f3 100644
--- a/make/projects-dir.mk
+++ b/make/projects-dir.mk
@@ -326,7 +326,7 @@ clone.done: $(filter-out $(UNAVAILABLE_TARGETS),$(SSH_WRAPPER_SH))
 list-files:
 	@for p in $(PROJECTS); do \
 		$(LIST_VCS_FILES) -znf $$p | sed -z "s/^/$$p\//" | \
-			xargs -0 realpath --relative-to=. ;\
+			xargs -0 realpath ;\
 	done
 
 list-text-files: