diff --git a/source-builder/sb/build.py b/source-builder/sb/build.py
index df88c7a..64b6a1c 100644
--- a/source-builder/sb/build.py
+++ b/source-builder/sb/build.py
@@ -461,8 +461,9 @@ def get_configs(opts, _defaults):
 
     configs = { 'paths': [], 'files': [] }
     for cp in opts.expand('%{_configdir}', _defaults).split(':'):
-        configs['paths'] += [path.host(path.abspath(cp))]
-        configs['files'] += _scan(cp, ['.cfg', '.bset'])
+        hcp = path.host(path.abspath(cp))
+        configs['paths'] += [hcp]
+        configs['files'] += _scan(hcp, ['.cfg', '.bset'])
     configs['files'] = sorted(configs['files'])
     return configs
 
diff --git a/source-builder/sb/path.py b/source-builder/sb/path.py
index 1050eee..f138d37 100644
--- a/source-builder/sb/path.py
+++ b/source-builder/sb/path.py
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@ def isabspath(path):
     return path[0] == '/'
 
 def mkdir(path):
+    path = host(path)
     if exists(path):
         if not isdir(path):
             raise error.general('path exists and is not a directory: %s' % (path))
@@ -111,6 +112,7 @@ def removeall(path):
     def _onerror(function, path, excinfo):
         print 'removeall error: (%r) %s' % (function, path)
 
+    path = host(path)
     shutil.rmtree(path, onerror = _onerror)
     return