diff --git a/odoo/__init__.py b/odoo/__init__.py
index 30da3608237..8eb764a712d 100644
--- a/odoo/__init__.py
+++ b/odoo/__init__.py
@@ -8,7 +8,12 @@
 # odoo must be a namespace package for odoo.addons to become one too
 # https://packaging.python.org/guides/packaging-namespace-packages/
 #----------------------------------------------------------
-__path__ = __import__('pkgutil').extend_path(__path__, __name__)
+import pkgutil
+import os.path
+__path__ = [
+    os.path.abspath(path)
+    for path in pkgutil.extend_path(__path__, __name__)
+]
 
 import sys
 assert sys.version_info > (3, 6), "Outdated python version detected, Odoo requires Python >= 3.6 to run."
diff --git a/odoo/addons/__init__.py b/odoo/addons/__init__.py
index c0058937588..56e3bd2d875 100644
--- a/odoo/addons/__init__.py
+++ b/odoo/addons/__init__.py
@@ -17,4 +17,9 @@ Importing them from here is deprecated.
 # make odoo.addons a namespace package, while keeping this __init__.py
 # present, for python 2 compatibility
 # https://packaging.python.org/guides/packaging-namespace-packages/
-__path__ = __import__('pkgutil').extend_path(__path__, __name__)
+import pkgutil
+import os.path
+__path__ = [
+    os.path.abspath(path)
+    for path in pkgutil.extend_path(__path__, __name__)
+]