diff --git a/scripts/reencode_audio.sh b/scripts/reencode_audio.sh
index 70e1fbd..814eb43 100755
--- a/scripts/reencode_audio.sh
+++ b/scripts/reencode_audio.sh
@@ -2,7 +2,8 @@
 set -euo pipefail
 
 # ensure existence of destination folder
-dest=../reencode
+dir="$(pwd)"
+dest=${dir%/*}/${dir##*/}_reencode
 if [[ !(-d $dest) ]]; then
    mkdir $dest
 fi
diff --git a/scripts/reencode_m4a.sh b/scripts/reencode_m4a.sh
index a12029b..9a160ba 100755
--- a/scripts/reencode_m4a.sh
+++ b/scripts/reencode_m4a.sh
@@ -18,7 +18,8 @@ if [[ -z $vbr ]]; then
 fi
 
 # ensure existence of destination folder
-dest=../reencode
+dir="$(pwd)"
+dest=${dir%/*}/${dir##*/}_reencode
 if [[ !(-d $dest) ]]; then
    mkdir $dest
 fi