diff --git a/Shorewall/firewall b/Shorewall/firewall
index 35b07840e..88ed68ec7 100755
--- a/Shorewall/firewall
+++ b/Shorewall/firewall
@@ -8359,7 +8359,7 @@ define_firewall() # $1 = Command (Start or Restart)
     f=$(find_file params)
 
     [ -f $f ] && \
-	save_command ". $f"
+	save_command ". $(resolve_file $f)"
 
     save_command "#"
     save_command "COMMAND=restore"
diff --git a/Shorewall/functions b/Shorewall/functions
index d8b9156e1..d062eb965 100755
--- a/Shorewall/functions
+++ b/Shorewall/functions
@@ -162,6 +162,31 @@ find_file()
     esac
 }
 
+#
+# Get fully-qualified name of file
+#
+resolve_file() # $1 = file name
+{
+    local pwd=$PWD
+
+    case $1 in
+	/*)
+	    echo $1
+	    ;;
+	./*)
+	    echo ${pwd}${1#.}
+	    ;;
+	../*)
+	    cd ..
+	    echo ${PWD}${1#..}
+	    cd $pwd
+	    ;;
+	*)
+	    echo $pwd/$1
+	    ;;
+    esac
+}    
+
 #
 # Replace commas with spaces and echo the result
 #