diff --git a/polymer/eduke32/Makefile b/polymer/eduke32/Makefile
index 628717ff9..30fc5362b 100644
--- a/polymer/eduke32/Makefile
+++ b/polymer/eduke32/Makefile
@@ -231,7 +231,7 @@ ifneq (0,$(LUNATIC))
     ifneq ($(PLATFORM),WINDOWS)
         # On non-Windows, we expect to have liblpeg.a (or a symlink to it) in source/.
         # On Windows, it will reside in platform/Windows/lib/32/ or lib/64/.
-        LIBDIRS+= -L$(DUKE3D_SRC)
+        LIBDIRS+= -L$(abspath $(DUKE3D_SRC))
         ifeq ($(realpath $(DUKE3D_SRC)/liblpeg.a),)
             # XXX: This cripples "make clean" etc. too, but IMO it's better than warning.
             $(error "liblpeg.a not found in $(realpath $(DUKE3D_OBJ)/..)")
@@ -280,7 +280,7 @@ endif
 
 ifeq ($(PLATFORM),DARWIN)
     COMMONFLAGS += -fno-pic
-    LIBDIRS += -L$(AUDIOLIB_ROOT)/third-party/Apple/lib
+    LIBDIRS += -L$(abspath $(AUDIOLIB_ROOT)/third-party/Apple/lib)
 
     LIBS += -lFLAC -lvorbisfile -lvorbis -logg -lm \
             -Wl,-framework,Cocoa -Wl,-framework,Carbon -Wl,-framework,OpenGL \
@@ -298,7 +298,7 @@ endif
 ifeq ($(PLATFORM),WINDOWS)
     COMMONFLAGS += -fno-pic
     LIBS += -lFLAC -lvorbisfile -lvorbis -logg -lcompat-from-mingw-w64
-    LIBDIRS += -L$(AUDIOLIB_ROOT)/third-party/Windows/lib$(WINLIB)
+    LIBDIRS += -L$(abspath $(AUDIOLIB_ROOT)/third-party/Windows/lib$(WINLIB))
     DUKE3D_OBJS+= gameres winbits startwin.game
     DUKE3D_EDITOR_OBJS+= buildres
     ifeq ($(MIXERTYPE),WIN)
diff --git a/polymer/eduke32/Makefile.common b/polymer/eduke32/Makefile.common
index e6c509d1f..a2e66b6c6 100644
--- a/polymer/eduke32/Makefile.common
+++ b/polymer/eduke32/Makefile.common
@@ -646,7 +646,7 @@ ifeq ($(PLATFORM),DARWIN)
     ASFLAGS+= -DUNDERSCORES
 
     # include port and brew
-    LIBDIRS+= -Lplatform/Apple/lib -L/opt/local/lib -L/usr/local/lib
+    LIBDIRS+= -L$(abspath platform/Apple/lib) -L/opt/local/lib -L/usr/local/lib
     COMPILERFLAGS+= -Iplatform/Apple/include -I/opt/local/include -I/sw/include -I/usr/local/include
 
     RENDERTYPE    = SDL
@@ -709,7 +709,7 @@ ifeq ($(PLATFORM),WINDOWS)
     SDL_FRAMEWORK=1
     EXESUFFIX=.exe
     DLLSUFFIX=.dll
-    LIBDIRS+= -Lplatform/Windows/lib$(WINLIB)
+    LIBDIRS+= -L$(abspath platform/Windows/lib$(WINLIB))
     LIBS+= -Wl,--enable-auto-import -lmingwex -lgdi32 -lcomctl32 -lwinmm $(L_SSP) -lwsock32 -lws2_32 -lshlwapi
     ifeq (0,$(CLANG))
         LIBS+= -mwindows
@@ -764,7 +764,7 @@ ifeq ($(PLATFORM),WII)
     SDLCONFIG=
     SDL_TARGET=1
     SDL_FRAMEWORK=1
-    LIBDIRS += -L$(LIBOGC_LIB) -L$(PORTLIBS)/lib -Lplatform/Wii/lib
+    LIBDIRS += -L$(LIBOGC_LIB) -L$(PORTLIBS)/lib -L$(abspath platform/Wii/lib)
 endif
 ifeq ($(PLATFORM),QNX)
     RENDERTYPE=SDL