diff --git a/release.sh b/release.sh
index 742cf1445fbc15797be83970b9746344c8637a0a..ea7b2b2f411f4131c822fd38c796950a38b4d65b 100755
--- a/release.sh
+++ b/release.sh
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ if [[ $2 =~ ^[0-9]+.[0-9]+.[0-9]+((a|b)[0-9]+)?$ && $3 =~ ^[0-9]+$ ]]; then
   #git submodule update --init
   git submodule sync
 
-  if [[ -d platforms/desktop ]]; then
+  if [[ -d "$DIRNAME/platforms/desktop" ]]; then
     cd platforms/desktop
 
     # Build desktop assets