diff --git a/bin/scripts/unix/idea.sh b/bin/scripts/unix/idea.sh
index 2bfd582f3f62..786a99486585 100755
--- a/bin/scripts/unix/idea.sh
+++ b/bin/scripts/unix/idea.sh
@@ -51,7 +51,11 @@ if [ -x "$READLINK" ]; then
 fi
 
 IDE_BIN_HOME=`dirname "$SCRIPT_LOCATION"`
-IDE_HOME=`dirname "$IDE_BIN_HOME"`
+if [ "$IDE_BIN_HOME" = "." ]; then
+  IDE_HOME=".."
+else
+  IDE_HOME=`dirname "$IDE_BIN_HOME"`
+fi
 
 # ---------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Locate a JDK installation directory which will be used to run the IDE.