diff --git a/util/abuild/abuild b/util/abuild/abuild
index 365bacd2e7..2040709cd7 100755
--- a/util/abuild/abuild
+++ b/util/abuild/abuild
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ function create_config
 	if [ "$CONFIG" != "" ]; then
 		printf "  Using existing configuration $CONFIG ... "
 		xml "  <config>$CONFIG</config>"
-		cp $CONFIG ${build_dir}/config.build
+		cp src/mainboard/$VENDOR/$MAINBOARD/$CONFIG ${build_dir}/config.build
 	else
 		printf "  Creating config file... "
 		xml "  <config>autogenerated</config>"