diff --git a/utils/convert.js b/utils/convert.js
index 15bc9d82..9486ae7b 100755
--- a/utils/convert.js
+++ b/utils/convert.js
@@ -5,12 +5,15 @@ import { program } from 'commander';
 import fs from 'fs';
 import fse from 'fs-extra';
 import babel from '@babel/core';
+import { fileURLToPath } from 'url';
 
 program
     .option('-m, --with-source-maps [type]', 'output source maps when not generating a bundled app (type may be empty for external source maps, inline for inline source maps, or both) ')
     .option('--clean', 'clear the lib folder before building')
     .parse(process.argv);
 
+const __dirname = path.dirname(fileURLToPath(import.meta.url));
+
 // the various important paths
 const paths = {
     main: path.resolve(__dirname, '..'),