diff --git a/aider/coders/base_coder.py b/aider/coders/base_coder.py
index b9d8c6df1..ccf7854f3 100755
--- a/aider/coders/base_coder.py
+++ b/aider/coders/base_coder.py
@@ -767,7 +767,7 @@ class Coder:
     def lint_edited(self, fnames):
         res = ""
         for fname in fnames:
-            errors = self.linter.lint(fname)
+            errors = self.linter.lint(self.abs_root_path(fname))
             if errors:
                 res += "\n"
                 res += errors