diff --git a/phpcs.xml.dist b/phpcs.xml.dist
index 69e0c59f..8e9ed7b8 100644
--- a/phpcs.xml.dist
+++ b/phpcs.xml.dist
@@ -22,6 +22,9 @@
 	-->
 	<arg value="ps"/>
 
+	<!-- Strip the filepaths down to the relevant bit. -->
+	<arg name="basepath" value="./"/>
+
 	<!-- Only check the PHP, CSS and SCSS files. JS files are checked separately with JSCS and JSHint. -->
 	<arg name="extensions" value="php,css,scss/css"/>