diff --git a/src/dbnode/generated/proto/generate.go b/src/dbnode/generated/proto/generate.go
index 0da4845eb1..3320323a58 100644
--- a/src/dbnode/generated/proto/generate.go
+++ b/src/dbnode/generated/proto/generate.go
@@ -18,6 +18,6 @@
 // OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN
 // THE SOFTWARE.
 
-//go:generate sh -c "$GOPATH/src/$PACKAGE/scripts/proto-gen.sh $PACKAGE/src/dbnode/generated/proto"
+//go:generate sh -c "../../scripts/proto-gen.sh $PACKAGE/src/dbnode/generated/proto"
 
 package proto
diff --git a/src/dbnode/generated/thrift/generate.go b/src/dbnode/generated/thrift/generate.go
index d0ca13ed87..767c0bbce9 100644
--- a/src/dbnode/generated/thrift/generate.go
+++ b/src/dbnode/generated/thrift/generate.go
@@ -18,6 +18,6 @@
 // OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN
 // THE SOFTWARE.
 
-//go:generate sh -c "$GOPATH/src/$PACKAGE/src/dbnode/generated/thrift/generate.sh"
+//go:generate sh -c "./generate.sh"
 
 package thrift
diff --git a/src/m3em/generated/proto/generate.go b/src/m3em/generated/proto/generate.go
index 5d830e3093..f34572f8a4 100644
--- a/src/m3em/generated/proto/generate.go
+++ b/src/m3em/generated/proto/generate.go
@@ -18,6 +18,6 @@
 // OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN
 // THE SOFTWARE.
 
-//go:generate sh -c "$GOPATH/src/$PACKAGE/scripts/proto-gen.sh $PACKAGE/src/m3em/generated/proto"
+//go:generate sh -c "../../scripts/proto-gen.sh $PACKAGE/src/m3em/generated/proto"
 
 package generated
diff --git a/src/m3ninx/generated/proto/generate.go b/src/m3ninx/generated/proto/generate.go
index 0ca3b7176c..0f97ce8521 100644
--- a/src/m3ninx/generated/proto/generate.go
+++ b/src/m3ninx/generated/proto/generate.go
@@ -18,6 +18,6 @@
 // OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN
 // THE SOFTWARE.
 
-//go:generate sh -c "$GOPATH/src/$PACKAGE/scripts/proto-gen.sh $PACKAGE/src/m3ninx/generated/proto"
+//go:generate sh -c "../../scripts/proto-gen.sh $PACKAGE/src/m3ninx/generated/proto"
 
 package proto
diff --git a/src/x/generated/proto/generate.go b/src/x/generated/proto/generate.go
index 4696f5fafc..34d05b90a6 100644
--- a/src/x/generated/proto/generate.go
+++ b/src/x/generated/proto/generate.go
@@ -18,6 +18,6 @@
 // OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN
 // THE SOFTWARE.
 
-//go:generate sh -c "$GOPATH/src/$PACKAGE/scripts/proto-gen.sh $PACKAGE/src/x/generated/proto"
+//go:generate sh -c "../../scripts/proto-gen.sh $PACKAGE/src/x/generated/proto"
 
 package proto