diff --git a/examples/xspice/table/table-generator-q-2d.sp b/examples/xspice/table/table-generator-q-2d.sp
index 2c174dd06..29ab25a3a 100644
--- a/examples/xspice/table/table-generator-q-2d.sp
+++ b/examples/xspice/table/table-generator-q-2d.sp
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ vee 3 0 0
 
 .control
 ** output file **
-set outfile = "qinn-clc409-2d-1.table"
+set outfile = "$inputdir/qinn-clc409-2d-1.table"
 dc vce -0.1 6 0.05 ib -0.1u 2u 0.1u
 if not $?batchmode
 plot i(vee)