diff --git a/.local/bin/compiler b/.local/bin/compiler
index 7b61395..f28ffe1 100755
--- a/.local/bin/compiler
+++ b/.local/bin/compiler
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 # string "xelatex" somewhere in a comment/command in the first 5 lines.
 
 file=$(readlink -f "$1")
-dir=$(dirname "$file")
+dir=${file%/*}
 base="${file%.*}"
 
 cd "$dir" || exit