--- a/mail/build.mk
+++ b/mail/build.mk
@@ -119,19 +119,20 @@ else
 PROGRAM_LOCATION = ../../../$(DIST)/bin/
 PROGRAM = $(PROGRAM_LOCATION)thunderbird$(BIN_SUFFIX)
 endif
 
 mozmill::
 	cd $(MOZMILLDIR) && MACOSX_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET= $(PYTHON) \
 	runtestlist.py --list=mozmilltests.list --binary=$(PROGRAM) \
 	--dir=$(call core_abspath,$(topsrcdir))/mail/test/mozmill \
-	--symbols-path=$(DIST)/crashreporter-symbols \
+	--symbols-path=$(call core_abspath,$(DIST)/crashreporter-symbols) \
 	$(MOZMILL_EXTRA)
 
 mozmill-one::
 	cd $(MOZMILLDIR) && MACOSX_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET= $(PYTHON) runtest.py \
 	--test=$(call core_abspath,$(topsrcdir))/mail/test/mozmill/$(SOLO_TEST) \
-	--binary=$(PROGRAM) --symbols-path=$(DIST)/crashreporter-symbols \
+	--binary=$(PROGRAM) \
+	--symbols-path=$(call core_abspath,$(DIST)/crashreporter-symbols) \
 	$(MOZMILL_EXTRA)
 endif # ENABLE_TESTS
 
 endif # COMM_BUILD