diff --git a/scripts/geodata/i18n/cldr_languages.py b/scripts/geodata/i18n/cldr_languages.py
index 46590555..e75fb78a 100644
--- a/scripts/geodata/i18n/cldr_languages.py
+++ b/scripts/geodata/i18n/cldr_languages.py
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ from lxml import etree
 from unicode_paths import CLDR_DIR
 
 this_dir = os.path.realpath(os.path.dirname(__file__))
-DEFAULT_LANGUAGES_DIR = os.path.join(os.pardir, os.pardir, os.pardir,
+DEFAULT_LANGUAGES_DIR = os.path.join(this_dir, os.pardir, os.pardir, os.pardir,
                                      'resources', 'language', 'countries')
 
 CLDR_SUPPLEMENTAL_DATA = os.path.join(CLDR_DIR, 'common', 'supplemental',