diff --git a/drivers/upsdrvctl.c b/drivers/upsdrvctl.c
index 645a8cc0ef..6e4c022a91 100644
--- a/drivers/upsdrvctl.c
+++ b/drivers/upsdrvctl.c
@@ -1652,7 +1652,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
 #ifndef WIN32
 	driverpath = xstrdup(DRVPATH);	/* set default */
 #else	/* WIN32 */
-	driverpath = getfullpath(NULL); /* Relative path in WIN32 */
+	driverpath = getfullpath(PATH_BIN); /* Relative path in WIN32 */
 #endif	/* WIN32 */
 
 	atexit(exit_cleanup);
diff --git a/scripts/Windows/wininit.c b/scripts/Windows/wininit.c
index f305b3a955..6b4e36ef67 100644
--- a/scripts/Windows/wininit.c
+++ b/scripts/Windows/wininit.c
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ static DWORD run_drivers(void)
 	char command[NUT_PATH_MAX];
 	char *path;
 
-	path = getfullpath(PATH_BIN);
+	path = getfullpath(PATH_SBIN);
 	if (nut_debug_level < 1) {
 		snprintf(command, sizeof(command), "%s\\upsdrvctl.exe start", path);
 	} else {