diff --git a/bitbake/lib/bb/parse/parse_py/BBHandler.py b/bitbake/lib/bb/parse/parse_py/BBHandler.py
index c59b468e0b..e2615c6dec 100644
--- a/bitbake/lib/bb/parse/parse_py/BBHandler.py
+++ b/bitbake/lib/bb/parse/parse_py/BBHandler.py
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ def handle(fn, d, include):
 
     # DONE WITH PARSING... time to evaluate
     if ext != ".bbclass":
-        data.setVar('FILE', fn, d)
+        data.setVar('FILE', abs_fn, d)
 
     statements.eval(d)
 
diff --git a/bitbake/lib/bb/parse/parse_py/ConfHandler.py b/bitbake/lib/bb/parse/parse_py/ConfHandler.py
index 102c0e93db..e168d24b4c 100644
--- a/bitbake/lib/bb/parse/parse_py/ConfHandler.py
+++ b/bitbake/lib/bb/parse/parse_py/ConfHandler.py
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ def handle(fn, data, include):
         feeder(lineno, s, fn, statements)
 
     # DONE WITH PARSING... time to evaluate
-    bb.data.setVar('FILE', fn, data)
+    bb.data.setVar('FILE', abs_fn, data)
     statements.eval(data)
     if oldfile:
         bb.data.setVar('FILE', oldfile, data)