diff --git a/src/xrpld/core/detail/Config.cpp b/src/xrpld/core/detail/Config.cpp
index 576e8d7660..07c2a6b449 100644
--- a/src/xrpld/core/detail/Config.cpp
+++ b/src/xrpld/core/detail/Config.cpp
@@ -1143,7 +1143,7 @@ Config::getDebugLogFile() const
     {
         // Unless an absolute path for the log file is specified, the
         // path is relative to the config file directory.
-        logFile = CONFIG_DIR / logFile;
+        logFile = std::filesystem::absolute(CONFIG_DIR / logFile);
     }
 
     if (!logFile.empty())
diff --git a/src/xrpld/perflog/detail/PerfLogImp.cpp b/src/xrpld/perflog/detail/PerfLogImp.cpp
index 6deff5b5e7..e8bf28f7af 100644
--- a/src/xrpld/perflog/detail/PerfLogImp.cpp
+++ b/src/xrpld/perflog/detail/PerfLogImp.cpp
@@ -483,7 +483,7 @@ setupPerfLog(Section const& section, std::filesystem::path const& configDir)
         setup.perfLog = std::filesystem::path(perfLog);
         if (setup.perfLog.is_relative())
         {
-            setup.perfLog = configDir / setup.perfLog;
+            setup.perfLog = std::filesystem::absolute(configDir / setup.perfLog);
         }
     }