diff --git a/eclipse/src/plugin-resources/templates/classpath.jelly b/eclipse/src/plugin-resources/templates/classpath.jelly
index f7c4678c..65424a8a 100644
--- a/eclipse/src/plugin-resources/templates/classpath.jelly
+++ b/eclipse/src/plugin-resources/templates/classpath.jelly
@@ -53,7 +53,8 @@
 
   <!-- add extra directories to be included in the classpath -->
   <j:forEach var="res" items="${maven.eclipse.classpath.include.split}">
-    <classpathentry kind="src" path="${res}"/>
+    <maven:makeRelativePath var="srcDir" basedir="${basedir}" path="${res}" />
+    <classpathentry kind="src" path="${srcDir}"/>
   </j:forEach>
 
   <j:if test="${unitTestSourcesPresent}">
diff --git a/eclipse/xdocs/changes.xml b/eclipse/xdocs/changes.xml
index 7b421f5b..34e13406 100644
--- a/eclipse/xdocs/changes.xml
+++ b/eclipse/xdocs/changes.xml
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
   <body>
     <release version="1.8" date="In CVS">
       <action dev="evenisse" type="fix" issue="MPECLIPSE-29" due-to="Marc-Antoine Garrigue">Fix classpath generation when tests are not present</action>
+      <action dev="evenisse" type="fix" issue="MPECLIPSE-32">classpath includes must be relative directories</action>
     </release>
     <release version="1.7" date="2004-05-15">
       <action dev="dion" type="update" issue="MPECLIPSE-23" due-to="Miguel Griffa">Document the eclipse.dependency property of the dependency element</action>
