diff --git a/autoload/startify.vim b/autoload/startify.vim
index 906ac38..d23c561 100644
--- a/autoload/startify.vim
+++ b/autoload/startify.vim
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ let s:session_dir    = resolve(expand(get(g:, 'startify_session_dir',
 
 let s:skiplist = get(g:, 'startify_skiplist', [
       \ 'COMMIT_EDITMSG',
-      \ $VIMRUNTIME .'/doc',
+      \ fnamemodify($VIMRUNTIME, ':p') .'/doc',
       \ 'bundle/.*/doc',
       \ ])
 
diff --git a/doc/startify.txt b/doc/startify.txt
index 38e68e4..27a8f8f 100644
--- a/doc/startify.txt
+++ b/doc/startify.txt
@@ -246,7 +246,7 @@ At the moment only git, hg, bzr and svn are supported.
 >
     let g:startify_skiplist = [
         \ 'COMMIT_EDITMSG',
-        \ $VIMRUNTIME .'/doc',
+        \ fnamemodify($VIMRUNTIME, ':p') .'/doc',
         \ 'bundle/.*/doc',
         \ '.vimgolf',
         \ ]
@@ -610,7 +610,7 @@ Use the skiplist. Personally I use:
 >
     let g:startify_skiplist = [
            \ 'COMMIT_EDITMSG',
-           \ $VIMRUNTIME .'/doc',
+           \ fnamemodify($VIMRUNTIME, ':p') .'/doc',
            \ 'bundle/.*/doc',
            \ '\.DS_Store'
            \ ]
@@ -691,7 +691,7 @@ This is my configuration..
 
     let g:startify_skiplist = [
                 \ 'COMMIT_EDITMSG',
-                \ $VIMRUNTIME .'/doc',
+                \ fnamemodify($VIMRUNTIME, ':p') .'/doc',
                 \ 'bundle/.*/doc',
                 \ '\.vimgolf',
                 \ ]