diff --git a/phpBB/phpbb/template/twig/loader.php b/phpBB/phpbb/template/twig/loader.php
index 607dfcd078..474357b9d1 100644
--- a/phpBB/phpbb/template/twig/loader.php
+++ b/phpBB/phpbb/template/twig/loader.php
@@ -22,6 +22,16 @@ class loader extends \Twig_Loader_Filesystem
 {
 	protected $safe_directories = array();
 
+	/**
+	 * Constructor
+	 *
+	 * @param string|array	$paths
+	 */
+	public function __construct($paths = array())
+	{
+		parent::__construct($paths, filesystem_helper::realpath(dirname(__FILE__)));
+	}
+
 	/**
 	* Set safe directories
 	*