diff --git a/programs/other/tte/Tupfile.lua b/programs/other/tte/Tupfile.lua
index 9a75da524d..0299666ef0 100755
--- a/programs/other/tte/Tupfile.lua
+++ b/programs/other/tte/Tupfile.lua
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 if tup.getconfig("NO_GCC") ~= "" then return end
-HELPERDIR = (tup.getconfig("HELPERDIR") == "") and "../../.." or tup.getconfig("HELPERDIR")
+HELPERDIR = (tup.getconfig("HELPERDIR") == "") and "../.." or tup.getconfig("HELPERDIR")
 tup.include(HELPERDIR .. "/use_gcc.lua")
 tup.include(HELPERDIR .. "/use_newlib.lua")