diff --git a/proxy/install_dependencies_debian.sh b/proxy/install_dependencies_debian.sh
index e97fbe6..154550b 100755
--- a/proxy/install_dependencies_debian.sh
+++ b/proxy/install_dependencies_debian.sh
@@ -40,9 +40,10 @@ echo "Extracting openssl."
 tar -xmf $openssl_src
 openssl_src=$(echo $openssl_src |sed "s/.......$//")
 cd $openssl_src
-./Configure no-ssl2 no-ssl3 no-shared no-weak-ssl-ciphers --prefix="../$(uname -s)/$arch/${openssl_src}"
+./Configure no-ssl2 no-ssl3 no-shared no-weak-ssl-ciphers --prefix=$(realpath "../$(uname -s)/$arch/${openssl_src}")
 make -j ${HOOD_PROXY_BUILD_CONCURRENCY}
 make install
+cd ..
 
 # ---- begin code copied and modified from carla Simulator which is MIT License
 # ==============================================================================