diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 65d80694..15ee8b4e 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ DOCKER_ARGS ?= -d
 PG_OPTS ?=
 TEST_DB_PORT ?= 5432
 BOUNDARY_VERSION = $(shell go mod edit -json | jq -r '.["Require"][] | select(.Path=="github.com/hashicorp/boundary") | .["Version"]')
-GOPATH ?= ~/go
+GOPATH ?= $(abspath ~/go)
 GOMODCACHE ?= $(GOPATH)/pkg/mod
 
 tools:
@@ -89,4 +89,4 @@ fmt:
 	gofumpt -w $$(find . -name '*.go')
 
 .PHONY: gen
-gen: docs copywrite fmt
\ No newline at end of file
+gen: docs copywrite fmt