diff --git a/zcutil/fetch-params.sh b/zcutil/fetch-params.sh
index d6c1eb4e3..9f7e2e1c9 100755
--- a/zcutil/fetch-params.sh
+++ b/zcutil/fetch-params.sh
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ function lock() {
         fi
     else
         # create lock file
-        eval "exec 200>/$lockfile"
+        eval "exec 200>$lockfile"
         # acquire the lock
         flock -n 200 \
             && return 0 \