diff --git a/site/source/conf.py b/site/source/conf.py
index 942d7cee48125..a4d3d3dd2fe67 100644
--- a/site/source/conf.py
+++ b/site/source/conf.py
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@
 # |version| and |release|, also used in various other places throughout the
 # built documents.
 #
-version_path = Path(os.path.dirname(os.path.dirname(os.path.dirname(__file__))), 'emscripten-version.txt').resolve()
+version_path = Path(os.path.dirname(os.path.dirname(os.path.dirname(__file__))), 'emscripten-version.txt')
 emscripten_version = version_path.read_text().strip().strip('"')
 
 # The short X.Y version.
diff --git a/tools/cache.py b/tools/cache.py
index e87f733ca3508..01f8a6247735a 100644
--- a/tools/cache.py
+++ b/tools/cache.py
@@ -194,7 +194,7 @@ def get(shortname, creator, what=None, force=False, quiet=False):
 def setup():
   global cachedir, cachelock, cachelock_name
   # figure out the root directory for all caching
-  cachedir = Path(config.CACHE).resolve()
+  cachedir = Path(config.CACHE)
 
   # since the lock itself lives inside the cache directory we need to ensure it
   # exists.