diff --git a/terraform_docs.sh b/terraform_docs.sh
index 1eb3c0526..f4335cd34 100755
--- a/terraform_docs.sh
+++ b/terraform_docs.sh
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ set -eo pipefail
 main() {
   initialize_
   parse_cmdline_ "$@"
+  # Support for setting relative PATH to .terraform-docs.yml config.
+  ARGS=${ARGS/--config=/--config=$(pwd)\/}
   terraform_docs_ "${ARGS[*]}" "${FILES[@]}"
 }