diff --git a/include/utils/VtlibUtils.php b/include/utils/VtlibUtils.php
index 0ead91d7b547dda2640ed5cceca9ea238a124ab2..f00da021bf8a5c492c76d5c03f198c1e3875b7ba 100644
--- a/include/utils/VtlibUtils.php
+++ b/include/utils/VtlibUtils.php
@@ -998,7 +998,7 @@ function vtlib_addSettingsLink($linkName, $linkURL, $blockName = false) {
 /**
  * PHP Strict helpers.
  */
-require_once "vtlib/Vtiger/Utils/GuardedArray.php";
+require_once __DIR__ . "/../../vtlib/Vtiger/Utils/GuardedArray.php"; /* absolute path used to overcome need of chdir in subpaths */
 function vtlib_array($data = null) {
 	return new Vtiger_GuardedArray($data);
 }