diff --git a/src/pocketmine/PocketMine.php b/src/pocketmine/PocketMine.php
index 8165359e9f..36d4278af8 100644
--- a/src/pocketmine/PocketMine.php
+++ b/src/pocketmine/PocketMine.php
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ namespace pocketmine {
 	if(\Phar::running(true) !== ""){
 		define('pocketmine\PATH', \Phar::running(true) . "/");
 	}else{
-		define('pocketmine\PATH', realpath(getcwd()) . DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR);
+		define('pocketmine\PATH', dirname(__FILE__, 3) . DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR);
 	}
 
 	$requiredSplVer = "0.0.1";