diff --git a/modules/jenkins/files/slave_scripts/markdown-docbook.sh b/modules/jenkins/files/slave_scripts/markdown-docbook.sh
index 78e5f38b73..2dc6bde5b6 100755
--- a/modules/jenkins/files/slave_scripts/markdown-docbook.sh
+++ b/modules/jenkins/files/slave_scripts/markdown-docbook.sh
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ shopt -s extglob
 # for the ID and xml filename.
 FILENAME=$1
 FILEPATH=`find ./ -regextype posix-extended -regex ".*${FILENAME}\.(md|markdown)"`
-pandoc -f markdown -t docbook -s ${FILEPATH} |  xsltproc -o - /usr/share/xml/docbook/stylesheet/docbook5/db4-upgrade.xsl - |  xmllint  --format - | sed -e 's,<article,<book xml:id="$FILENAME",' | sed -e 's,</article>,</book>,' > src/markdown/$FILENAME.xml
+DIRPATH=`dirname $FILEPATH`
+pandoc -f markdown -t docbook -s ${FILEPATH} |  xsltproc -o - /usr/share/xml/docbook/stylesheet/docbook5/db4-upgrade.xsl - |  xmllint  --format - | sed -e 's,<article,<book xml:id="$FILENAME",' | sed -e 's,</article>,</book>,' > ${DIRPATH}/$FILENAME.xml
 
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