diff --git a/lib/browser/init.js b/lib/browser/init.js
index d6a18361d69..e1105df9b13 100644
--- a/lib/browser/init.js
+++ b/lib/browser/init.js
@@ -11,19 +11,19 @@ var slice = [].slice;
 process.argv.splice(1, 1);
 
 // Clear search paths.
-require(path.resolve(__dirname, '..', 'common', 'reset-search-paths'));
+require('../common/reset-search-paths');
 
 // Import common settings.
-require(path.resolve(__dirname, '..', 'common', 'init'));
+require('../common/init');
 
 var globalPaths = Module.globalPaths;
 
 if (!process.env.ELECTRON_HIDE_INTERNAL_MODULES) {
-  globalPaths.push(path.resolve(__dirname, 'api'));
+  globalPaths.push(path.join(__dirname, 'api'));
 }
 
 // Expose public APIs.
-globalPaths.push(path.resolve(__dirname, 'api', 'exports'));
+globalPaths.push(path.join(__dirname, 'api', 'exports'));
 
 if (process.platform === 'win32') {
   // Redirect node's console to use our own implementations, since node can not
diff --git a/lib/renderer/init.js b/lib/renderer/init.js
index 334aebda9cf..45ea2d45654 100644
--- a/lib/renderer/init.js
+++ b/lib/renderer/init.js
@@ -9,19 +9,19 @@ const Module = require('module');
 process.argv.splice(1, 1);
 
 // Clear search paths.
-require(path.resolve(__dirname, '..', 'common', 'reset-search-paths'));
+require('../common/reset-search-paths');
 
 // Import common settings.
-require(path.resolve(__dirname, '..','common', 'init'));
+require('../common/init');
 
 var globalPaths = Module.globalPaths;
 
 if (!process.env.ELECTRON_HIDE_INTERNAL_MODULES) {
-  globalPaths.push(path.resolve(__dirname, 'api'));
+  globalPaths.push(path.join(__dirname, 'api'));
 }
 
 // Expose public APIs.
-globalPaths.push(path.resolve(__dirname, 'api', 'exports'));
+globalPaths.push(path.join(__dirname, 'api', 'exports'));
 
 // The global variable will be used by ipc for event dispatching
 var v8Util = process.atomBinding('v8_util');