diff --git a/lib/std/Build.zig b/lib/std/Build.zig
index ea22fde4ec..55d13dfd85 100644
--- a/lib/std/Build.zig
+++ b/lib/std/Build.zig
@@ -2443,12 +2443,12 @@ pub const GeneratedFile = struct {
     /// The step that generates the file
     step: *Step,
 
-    /// The path to the generated file. Must be either absolute or relative to the build root.
+    /// The path to the generated file. Must be either absolute or relative to the build runner cwd.
     /// This value must be set in the `fn make()` of the `step` and must not be `null` afterwards.
     path: ?[]const u8 = null,
 
     pub fn getPath(gen: GeneratedFile) []const u8 {
-        return gen.step.owner.pathFromRoot(gen.path orelse std.debug.panic(
+        return gen.step.owner.pathFromCwd(gen.path orelse std.debug.panic(
             "getPath() was called on a GeneratedFile that wasn't built yet. Is there a missing Step dependency on step '{s}'?",
             .{gen.step.name},
         ));