diff --git a/BootRoot/Yard.pm b/BootRoot/Yard.pm
index 8b495ba..d865640 100644
--- a/BootRoot/Yard.pm
+++ b/BootRoot/Yard.pm
@@ -1724,11 +1724,14 @@ sub make_link_absolute {
   my $link;
 
   if ($target =~ m|^/|) {
-    $target;			# Target is absolute, just return it
-  } else {
-    $link  =cleanup_link(dirname($file) . "/$target");
+    return $target;		 # Target is absolute, just return it
+  } else {                       ## and use return --freesource
+
+    $link  = cleanup_link(dirname($file) . "/$target");
+
   }
 
+
   $link =~ s,^\.,,;  # When there is one file dir eq .  --freesource
 
   return $link;