diff --git a/tools/utils_maintenance/autopep8_format_paths.py b/tools/utils_maintenance/autopep8_format_paths.py
index c8991a10524..2412aad2bfd 100755
--- a/tools/utils_maintenance/autopep8_format_paths.py
+++ b/tools/utils_maintenance/autopep8_format_paths.py
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ VERSION_MIN = (1, 6, 0)
 VERSION_MAX_RECOMMENDED = (1, 6, 0)
 AUTOPEP8_FORMAT_CMD = "autopep8"
 
-BASE_DIR = os.path.normpath(os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), "..", "..", ".."))
+BASE_DIR = os.path.normpath(os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), "..", ".."))
 os.chdir(BASE_DIR)
 
 
diff --git a/tools/utils_maintenance/clang_format_paths.py b/tools/utils_maintenance/clang_format_paths.py
index fa7ce98edfe..3f6d1dec485 100755
--- a/tools/utils_maintenance/clang_format_paths.py
+++ b/tools/utils_maintenance/clang_format_paths.py
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ VERSION_MIN = (8, 0, 0)
 VERSION_MAX_RECOMMENDED = (12, 0, 0)
 CLANG_FORMAT_CMD = "clang-format"
 
-BASE_DIR = os.path.normpath(os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), "..", "..", ".."))
+BASE_DIR = os.path.normpath(os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), "..", ".."))
 os.chdir(BASE_DIR)