diff --git a/tools/collector/scripts/collect_dc.sh b/tools/collector/scripts/collect_dc.sh
index b5faeb07..da44a935 100755
--- a/tools/collector/scripts/collect_dc.sh
+++ b/tools/collector/scripts/collect_dc.sh
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #! /bin/bash
 #
-# Copyright (c) 2020 Wind River Systems, Inc.
+# Copyright (c) 2020-2021 Wind River Systems, Inc.
 #
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 #
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ if [ "$nodetype" = "controller" ] ; then
         dcmanager subcloud-group list 2>>${COLLECT_ERROR_LOG} >> ${LOGFILE}
 
         # copy the /opt/dc/ansible dir but exclude any iso files
-        rsync -a --relative --exclude '*.iso' /opt/dc/ansible ${extradir}
+        rsync -a --exclude '*.iso' /opt/dc/ansible ${extradir}
 
         delimiter ${LOGFILE} "find /opt/dc-vault -ls"
         find /opt/dc-vault -ls 2>>${COLLECT_ERROR_LOG} >> ${LOGFILE}
diff --git a/tools/collector/scripts/collect_sysinv.sh b/tools/collector/scripts/collect_sysinv.sh
index 313766bd..480d16d5 100755
--- a/tools/collector/scripts/collect_sysinv.sh
+++ b/tools/collector/scripts/collect_sysinv.sh
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #! /bin/bash
 #
-# Copyright (c) 2013-2020 Wind River Systems, Inc.
+# Copyright (c) 2013-2021 Wind River Systems, Inc.
 #
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 #
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ if [ "$nodetype" = "controller" ] ; then
 
     # copy /opt/platform to extra dir while filtering out the
     # iso and lost+found dirs
-    rsync -a --relative --exclude 'iso' --exclude 'lost+found' /opt/platform ${extradir}
+    rsync -a --exclude 'iso' --exclude 'lost+found' /opt/platform ${extradir}
 fi