diff --git a/tools/stringslint/stringslint_sha.sh b/tools/stringslint/stringslint_sha.sh
index c79ba04d5e106..bd80bb4e6f3f7 100755
--- a/tools/stringslint/stringslint_sha.sh
+++ b/tools/stringslint/stringslint_sha.sh
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #!/bin/bash
+LOCAL_DIR="$( dirname ${BASH_SOURCE} )"
 git show --name-only --pretty=format: $1 | grep values/strings.xml | while read file; do
-    python $ANDROID_BUILD_TOP/frameworks/base/tools/stringslint/stringslint.py <(git show $1:$file) <(git show $1^:$file)
+    python $LOCAL_DIR/stringslint.py <(git show $1:$file) <(git show $1^:$file)
 done