diff --git a/lib/reporters/default.js b/lib/reporters/default.js
index 9b4c66a1e..500614ccb 100644
--- a/lib/reporters/default.js
+++ b/lib/reporters/default.js
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ exports.run = function (files, options, callback) {
     };
 	if (files && files.length) {
 	    var paths = files.map(function (p) {
-	        return path.join(process.cwd(), p);
+	        return path.resolve(process.cwd(), p);
 	    });
 	    nodeunit.runFiles(paths, opts);
 	} else {