diff --git a/dependency-check-core/src/main/java/org/owasp/dependencycheck/dependency/Dependency.java b/dependency-check-core/src/main/java/org/owasp/dependencycheck/dependency/Dependency.java
index 3174680e3..52382a810 100644
--- a/dependency-check-core/src/main/java/org/owasp/dependencycheck/dependency/Dependency.java
+++ b/dependency-check-core/src/main/java/org/owasp/dependencycheck/dependency/Dependency.java
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ public class Dependency implements Serializable, Comparable<Dependency> {
      */
     public Dependency(File file) {
         this();
-        this.actualFilePath = file.getPath();
+        this.actualFilePath = file.getAbsolutePath();
         this.filePath = this.actualFilePath;
         this.fileName = file.getName();
         this.fileExtension = FileUtils.getFileExtension(fileName);