diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index ba6b7c9bc93..997d091c9fe 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ jobs:
     - name: Compile
       run: |
         ./autogen.sh
-        ./configure --with-rebar=rebar3 \
+        ./configure --with-rebar=./rebar3 \
                     --prefix=/tmp/ejabberd \
                     --enable-all \
                     --disable-elixir \
diff --git a/.github/workflows/runtime.yml b/.github/workflows/runtime.yml
index 54ba16e2505..5e0b4363633 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/runtime.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/runtime.yml
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ jobs:
     - name: Compile
       run: |
         ./autogen.sh
-        ./configure --with-rebar=${{ matrix.rebar }} \
+        ./configure --with-rebar=./${{ matrix.rebar }} \
                     --prefix=/tmp/ejabberd \
                     --enable-all \
                     --disable-elixir \
diff --git a/Makefile.in b/Makefile.in
index acad927fd43..72c5c91fade 100644
--- a/Makefile.in
+++ b/Makefile.in
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ else
   REBARREL=$(REBAR) generate
   REBARDEV=
   RELIVECMD=@echo "Rebar2 detected... relive not supported.\
-	 \nTry: ./configure --with-rebar=rebar3 ; make relive"
+	 \nTry: ./configure --with-rebar=./rebar3 ; make relive"
   REL_LIB_DIR = rel/ejabberd/lib
   COPY_REL_TARGET = rel
 endif