diff --git a/contrib/lisp/ox-groff.el b/contrib/lisp/ox-groff.el
index 6ffba98c4..ef5470056 100644
--- a/contrib/lisp/ox-groff.el
+++ b/contrib/lisp/ox-groff.el
@@ -1920,7 +1920,7 @@ Return PDF file name or an error if it couldn't be produced."
 	 (full-name (file-truename file))
 	 (out-dir (file-name-directory file))
 	 ;; Properly set working directory for compilation.
-	 (default-directory (if (file-name-absolute-p texfile)
+	 (default-directory (if (file-name-absolute-p file)
 				(file-name-directory full-name)
 			      default-directory))
          errors)
diff --git a/lisp/ox-man.el b/lisp/ox-man.el
index 41410cfea..b99a46499 100644
--- a/lisp/ox-man.el
+++ b/lisp/ox-man.el
@@ -1205,7 +1205,7 @@ Return PDF file name or an error if it couldn't be produced."
 	 (full-name (file-truename file))
 	 (out-dir (file-name-directory file))
 	 ;; Properly set working directory for compilation.
-	 (default-directory (if (file-name-absolute-p texfile)
+	 (default-directory (if (file-name-absolute-p file)
 				(file-name-directory full-name)
 			      default-directory))
          errors)
diff --git a/lisp/ox-texinfo.el b/lisp/ox-texinfo.el
index 28ff1f8bc..e7ec635a7 100644
--- a/lisp/ox-texinfo.el
+++ b/lisp/ox-texinfo.el
@@ -1799,7 +1799,7 @@ Return INFO file name or an error if it couldn't be produced."
 	 (full-name (file-truename file))
 	 (out-dir (file-name-directory file))
 	 ;; Properly set working directory for compilation.
-	 (default-directory (if (file-name-absolute-p texfile)
+	 (default-directory (if (file-name-absolute-p file)
 				(file-name-directory full-name)
 			      default-directory))
 	 errors)