diff --git a/tools/power/acpi/Makefile.config b/tools/power/acpi/Makefile.config
index 0111d246d1ca2..54a2857c2510a 100644
--- a/tools/power/acpi/Makefile.config
+++ b/tools/power/acpi/Makefile.config
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ include $(srctree)/../../scripts/Makefile.include
 
 OUTPUT=$(srctree)/
 ifeq ("$(origin O)", "command line")
-	OUTPUT := $(O)/power/acpi/
+	OUTPUT := $(O)/tools/power/acpi/
 endif
 #$(info Determined 'OUTPUT' to be $(OUTPUT))