diff --git a/__init__.py b/__init__.py
index 7ac5d32f..413d84e6 100644
--- a/__init__.py
+++ b/__init__.py
@@ -12,8 +12,7 @@ import sys
 try:
     OPENRAM_HOME = os.path.abspath(os.environ.get("OPENRAM_HOME"))
 except:
-    import openram
-    OPENRAM_HOME = os.path.dirname(openram.__file__) + "/compiler"
+    OPENRAM_HOME = os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__)) + "/compiler"
 
 if not os.path.isdir(OPENRAM_HOME):
     assert False