diff --git a/obs-packaging/kernel/update.sh b/obs-packaging/kernel/update.sh
index 2ae77e38c2..d6d55e4ce1 100755
--- a/obs-packaging/kernel/update.sh
+++ b/obs-packaging/kernel/update.sh
@@ -19,11 +19,11 @@ SCRIPT_DIR=$(dirname $0)
 
 PKG_NAME="kata-linux-container"
 VERSION=$kernel_version
-KATA_CONFIG_VERSION=$(cat "${SCRIPT_DIR}/kata_config_version")
+KATA_CONFIG_VERSION=$(cat "${SCRIPT_DIR}/../../kernel/kata_config_version")
 
 KR_SERIES="$(echo $VERSION | cut -d "." -f 1).x"
 KR_LTS=$(echo $VERSION | cut -d "." -f 1,2)
-KR_PATCHES=$(eval find "patches" -type f -name "*.patch")
+KR_PATCHES=$(eval find "${SCRIPT_DIR}/../../kernel/patches" -type f -name "*.patch")
 
 KR_REL=https://www.kernel.org/releases.json
 KR_SHA=https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v"${KR_SERIES}"/sha256sums.asc
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ kernel_sha256=$(curl -L -s -f ${KR_SHA} | awk '/linux-'${VERSION}'.tar.xz/ {prin
 
 # Generate the kernel config file
 KERNEL_ARCH=$(go get github.com/kata-containers/tests && $GOPATH/src/github.com/kata-containers/tests/.ci/kata-arch.sh --kernel)
-cp "configs/${KERNEL_ARCH}_kata_kvm_${KR_LTS}.x" config
+cp "${SCRIPT_DIR}/../../kernel/configs/${KERNEL_ARCH}_kata_kvm_${KR_LTS}.x" config
 
 replace_list=(
 "VERSION=${VERSION}"
diff --git a/obs-packaging/runtime/update.sh b/obs-packaging/runtime/update.sh
index 4f88e3e355..00267e149f 100755
--- a/obs-packaging/runtime/update.sh
+++ b/obs-packaging/runtime/update.sh
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ SHIM_REQUIRED_VERSION=$(pkg_version "${kata_shim_version}" "${SHIM_RELEASE}" "${
 info "shim ${SHIM_REQUIRED_VERSION}"
 
 KERNEL_RELEASE=$(get_obs_pkg_release "home:${OBS_PROJECT}:${OBS_SUBPROJECT}/linux-container")
-KERNEL_CONFIG_VERSION=$(cat "${SCRIPT_DIR}/../kernel/kata_config_version")
+KERNEL_CONFIG_VERSION=$(cat "${SCRIPT_DIR}/../../kernel/kata_config_version")
 KERNEL_REQUIRED_VERSION=$(pkg_version "${kernel_version}.${KERNEL_CONFIG_VERSION}" "${KERNEL_RELEASE}")
 info "kata-linux-container ${KERNEL_REQUIRED_VERSION}"