diff --git a/autobuild.sh b/autobuild.sh
index c285817f96..c7b369698d 100755
--- a/autobuild.sh
+++ b/autobuild.sh
@@ -8,14 +8,14 @@ if [[ ! -f $1 ]]; then
 	exit 1
 fi
 
-
-out=$PWD
 rootdir=$(readlink -f $(dirname $0))
-scanbuild="scan-build -o $out/scan-build-tmp --status-bugs"
 
 source "$1"
 source "$rootdir/test/common/autotest_common.sh"
 
+out=$output_dir
+scanbuild="scan-build -o $output_dir/scan-build-tmp --status-bugs"
+
 rm -rf /tmp/spdk
 mkdir /tmp/spdk
 umask 022