diff --git a/nshlib/nsh_syscmds.c b/nshlib/nsh_syscmds.c
index 88db8c913..15ca82c46 100644
--- a/nshlib/nsh_syscmds.c
+++ b/nshlib/nsh_syscmds.c
@@ -405,6 +405,7 @@ int cmd_switchboot(FAR struct nsh_vtbl_s *vtbl, int argc, FAR char **argv)
 int cmd_boot(FAR struct nsh_vtbl_s *vtbl, int argc, FAR char **argv)
 {
   struct boardioc_boot_info_s info;
+  FAR char *fullpath = NULL;
 
   memset(&info, 0, sizeof(info));
 
@@ -421,7 +422,8 @@ int cmd_boot(FAR struct nsh_vtbl_s *vtbl, int argc, FAR char **argv)
         /* Go through */
 
       case 1:
-        info.path = argv[1];
+        fullpath = nsh_getfullpath(vtbl, argv[1]);
+        info.path = fullpath;
 
         /* Go through */
 
@@ -439,6 +441,7 @@ int cmd_boot(FAR struct nsh_vtbl_s *vtbl, int argc, FAR char **argv)
    */
 
   nsh_error(vtbl, g_fmtcmdfailed, argv[0], "boardctl", NSH_ERRNO);
+  nsh_freefullpath(fullpath);
   return ERROR;
 }
 #endif