diff --git a/utils/application_snapshot.gni b/utils/application_snapshot.gni
index 7ecdf282633..51d2b147cab 100644
--- a/utils/application_snapshot.gni
+++ b/utils/application_snapshot.gni
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ template("_application_snapshot") {
     dfe = "$_dart_root/pkg/vm/bin/kernel_service.dart"
 
     abs_depfile = rebase_path(depfile)
-    abs_output = rebase_path(output, root_build_dir)
+    abs_output = rebase_path(output)
 
     vm_args = [
                 "--deterministic",