diff --git a/cmd/sops/main.go b/cmd/sops/main.go
index c2f7aec42..fca10f303 100644
--- a/cmd/sops/main.go
+++ b/cmd/sops/main.go
@@ -448,6 +448,7 @@ func main() {
 						err = publishcmd.Run(publishcmd.Opts{
 							ConfigPath:      configPath,
 							InputPath:       subPath,
+							RootPath:        path,
 							Cipher:          aes.NewCipher(),
 							KeyServices:     keyservices(c),
 							DecryptionOrder: order,