Index: gemrb/plugins/Core/Interface.cpp
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--- gemrb/plugins/Core/Interface.cpp	(revision 5788)
+++ gemrb/plugins/Core/Interface.cpp	(working copy)
@@ -1944,6 +1944,7 @@
 			strncpy( GameDataPath, value, sizeof(GameDataPath) );
 		} else if (stricmp( name, "GameOverridePath" ) == 0) {
 			strncpy( GameOverridePath, value, sizeof(GameOverridePath) );
+			ResolveFilePath( GameOverridePath );
 		} else if (stricmp( name, "GemRBOverridePath" ) == 0) {
 			strncpy( GemRBOverridePath, value, sizeof(GemRBOverridePath) );
 		} else if (stricmp( name, "GameScriptsPath" ) == 0) {