diff --git a/BaseTools/Source/C/FCE/GNUmakefile b/BaseTools/Source/C/FCE/GNUmakefile
index 3e1b6a85e2..7a7e1ef4b8 100644
--- a/BaseTools/Source/C/FCE/GNUmakefile
+++ b/BaseTools/Source/C/FCE/GNUmakefile
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ endif
 export ARCH
 export HOST_ARCH=$(ARCH)
 
-MAKEROOT ?= $(EDK_TOOLS_PATH)/Source/C
+MAKEROOT ?= ..
 
 APPNAME = FCE