diff --git a/lib/less/rhino.js b/lib/less/rhino.js
index ab1c88682..a2c5662fd 100644
--- a/lib/less/rhino.js
+++ b/lib/less/rhino.js
@@ -3,7 +3,9 @@ var name;
 function loadStyleSheet(sheet, callback, reload, remaining) {
     var sheetName = name.slice(0, name.lastIndexOf('/') + 1) + sheet.href;
     var input = readFile(sheetName);
-    var parser = new less.Parser();
+    var parser = new less.Parser({
+        paths: [sheet.href.replace(/[\w\.-]+$/, '')]
+    });
     parser.parse(input, function (e, root) {
         if (e) {
             print("Error: " + e);