diff --git a/app/Uploader.java b/app/Uploader.java
index f200005b9..f71cc26e0 100755
--- a/app/Uploader.java
+++ b/app/Uploader.java
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ public abstract class Uploader implements MessageConsumer  {
         avrBasePath = new String("hardware/tools/avr/bin/"); 
       }
       else if(Base.isLinux()) {
-        avrBasePath = new String("");     	
+        avrBasePath = new String("hardware/tools/");     	
       }
       else {
         avrBasePath = new String(userdir + "hardware/tools/avr/bin/");