diff --git a/tools/network_timing_benchmark.py b/tools/network_timing_benchmark.py
index f1c5488..0606138 100755
--- a/tools/network_timing_benchmark.py
+++ b/tools/network_timing_benchmark.py
@@ -1244,7 +1244,7 @@ def main() -> int:
             parser.error("--sockperf-protocols may only contain tcp and/or udp")
 
     timestamp = datetime.now().strftime("%Y%m%d-%H%M%S")
-    out_dir = Path(args.out_dir) / f"{timestamp}-{args.label}"
+    out_dir = (Path(args.out_dir) / f"{timestamp}-{args.label}").resolve()
     out_dir.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
 
     print(f"[progress] writing results to {out_dir}", flush=True)