diff --git a/autoload/startify.vim b/autoload/startify.vim
index 779324f..5a90265 100644
--- a/autoload/startify.vim
+++ b/autoload/startify.vim
@@ -494,6 +494,7 @@ function! s:set_mark(type) abort
   endif
 
   let [id, path] = matchlist(getline('.'), '\v\[(.*)\]\s+(.*)')[1:2]
+  let path = fnamemodify(path, ':p')
 
   if path =~# '\V<empty buffer>\|<quit>' || path =~# '^\w\+$'
     return