diff --git a/src/bootstrap/src/core/config/config.rs b/src/bootstrap/src/core/config/config.rs
index 14beef20bad6e..5f9fd7f747744 100644
--- a/src/bootstrap/src/core/config/config.rs
+++ b/src/bootstrap/src/core/config/config.rs
@@ -1325,7 +1325,7 @@ impl Config {
         // Give a hard error if `--config` or `RUST_BOOTSTRAP_CONFIG` are set to a missing path,
         // but not if `config.toml` hasn't been created.
         let mut toml = if !using_default_path || toml_path.exists() {
-            config.config = Some(toml_path.clone());
+            config.config = Some(toml_path.canonicalize().unwrap());
             get_toml(&toml_path)
         } else {
             config.config = None;