diff --git a/config/functions b/config/functions
index 1120425b7c..d2a003d9c5 100644
--- a/config/functions
+++ b/config/functions
@@ -193,7 +193,7 @@ get_module_dir() {
 
 # get base path to kernel modules and firmware
 get_kernel_overlay_dir() {
-  echo "/usr/lib/kernel-overlays/${1:-base}"
+  echo "usr/lib/kernel-overlays/${1:-base}"
 }
 
 # get full path to kernel module dir