diff --git a/check-markdown-links.py b/check-markdown-links.py
index 0012f5c2..5d7de1c5 100644
--- a/check-markdown-links.py
+++ b/check-markdown-links.py
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 
 import requests
 
-PROJECT_ROOT = Path(__file__).absolute().parent.parent
+PROJECT_ROOT = Path(__file__).absolute().parent
 assert (PROJECT_ROOT / "README.md").is_file()
 os.chdir(PROJECT_ROOT)