diff --git a/tools/utils_maintenance/make_license.py b/tools/utils_maintenance/make_license.py
index a3edb0e230e..fb2260ed591 100644
--- a/tools/utils_maintenance/make_license.py
+++ b/tools/utils_maintenance/make_license.py
@@ -8,8 +8,8 @@ from pathlib import Path
 import os
 
 
-CURRENT_DIR = Path(__file__).parent
-ROOT = CURRENT_DIR.resolve().parent.parent
+CURRENT_DIR = Path(os.path.dirname(__file__))
+ROOT = Path(os.path.abspath(CURRENT_DIR / "../../"))
 
 
 @dataclass