diff --git a/bin/build-libbitcoind b/bin/build-libbitcoind
index 008cba22..532412f8 100755
--- a/bin/build-libbitcoind
+++ b/bin/build-libbitcoind
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 
 root_dir="$(cd "$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")" && pwd)/.."
+#root_dir="$(readlink -f "$(dirname "$0")")/.."
 cd "$root_dir"
 os_dir=$(./platform/os.sh osdir)
 
diff --git a/bin/patch-bitcoin b/bin/patch-bitcoin
index ffcc1ef2..4deab04f 100755
--- a/bin/patch-bitcoin
+++ b/bin/patch-bitcoin
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 
 root_dir="$(cd "$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")" && pwd)/.."
+#root_dir="$(readlink -f "$(dirname "$0")")/.."
 cd "$root_dir"
 dir=$(test -n "$1" && echo "$1" || echo "${HOME}/bitcoin")
 patch_file="$(pwd)/bitcoin.patch"