diff --git a/chrome/content/zotero/xpcom/zotero.js b/chrome/content/zotero/xpcom/zotero.js
index 20fba801f0..1285b3778b 100644
--- a/chrome/content/zotero/xpcom/zotero.js
+++ b/chrome/content/zotero/xpcom/zotero.js
@@ -853,7 +853,7 @@ if(appInfo.platformVersion[0] >= 2) {
 		
 		if(defaultSection.IsRelative) {
 			var defaultProfile = prefDir.clone().QueryInterface(Components.interfaces.nsILocalFile);
-			defaultProfile.appendRelativePath(defaultSection.Path);
+			for each(var dir in defaultSection.Path.split("/")) defaultProfile.append(dir);
 		} else {
 			var defaultProfile = Components.classes["@mozilla.org/file/local;1"]
 				.createInstance(Components.interfaces.nsILocalFile);