diff --git a/spring-restdocs-asciidoctor/src/main/java/org/springframework/restdocs/asciidoctor/SnippetsDirectoryResolver.java b/spring-restdocs-asciidoctor/src/main/java/org/springframework/restdocs/asciidoctor/SnippetsDirectoryResolver.java
index 2ca3ea5f..521c0832 100644
--- a/spring-restdocs-asciidoctor/src/main/java/org/springframework/restdocs/asciidoctor/SnippetsDirectoryResolver.java
+++ b/spring-restdocs-asciidoctor/src/main/java/org/springframework/restdocs/asciidoctor/SnippetsDirectoryResolver.java
@@ -25,8 +25,7 @@
 
 /**
  * Resolves the directory from which snippets can be read for inclusion in an Asciidoctor
- * document. The resolved directory is relative to the {@code docdir} of the Asciidoctor
- * document that it being rendered.
+ * document. The resolved directory is absolute.
  *
  * @author Andy Wilkinson
  */
@@ -46,7 +45,7 @@ public File getSnippetsDirectory(Map<String, Object> attributes) {
 
 	private File getMavenSnippetsDirectory(Map<String, Object> attributes) {
 		Path docdir = Paths.get(getRequiredAttribute(attributes, "docdir"));
-		return new File(docdir.relativize(findPom(docdir).getParent()).toFile(), "target/generated-snippets");
+		return new File(findPom(docdir).getParent().toFile(), "target/generated-snippets").getAbsoluteFile();
 	}
 
 	private Path findPom(Path docdir) {
@@ -63,7 +62,8 @@ private Path findPom(Path docdir) {
 
 	private File getGradleSnippetsDirectory(Map<String, Object> attributes) {
 		return new File(getRequiredAttribute(attributes, "gradle-projectdir",
-				() -> getRequiredAttribute(attributes, "projectdir")), "build/generated-snippets");
+				() -> getRequiredAttribute(attributes, "projectdir")), "build/generated-snippets")
+			.getAbsoluteFile();
 	}
 
 	private String getRequiredAttribute(Map<String, Object> attributes, String name) {
diff --git a/spring-restdocs-asciidoctor/src/test/java/org/springframework/restdocs/asciidoctor/SnippetsDirectoryResolverTests.java b/spring-restdocs-asciidoctor/src/test/java/org/springframework/restdocs/asciidoctor/SnippetsDirectoryResolverTests.java
index b6cc1b24..2bede597 100644
--- a/spring-restdocs-asciidoctor/src/test/java/org/springframework/restdocs/asciidoctor/SnippetsDirectoryResolverTests.java
+++ b/spring-restdocs-asciidoctor/src/test/java/org/springframework/restdocs/asciidoctor/SnippetsDirectoryResolverTests.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2014-2023 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2014-2024 the original author or authors.
  *
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -39,13 +39,13 @@ public class SnippetsDirectoryResolverTests {
 	public TemporaryFolder temporaryFolder = new TemporaryFolder();
 
 	@Test
-	public void mavenProjectsUseTargetGeneratedSnippetsRelativeToDocdir() throws IOException {
+	public void mavenProjectsUseTargetGeneratedSnippets() throws IOException {
 		this.temporaryFolder.newFile("pom.xml");
 		Map<String, Object> attributes = new HashMap<>();
 		attributes.put("docdir", new File(this.temporaryFolder.getRoot(), "src/main/asciidoc").getAbsolutePath());
 		File snippetsDirectory = getMavenSnippetsDirectory(attributes);
-		assertThat(snippetsDirectory).isRelative();
-		assertThat(snippetsDirectory).isEqualTo(new File("../../../target/generated-snippets"));
+		assertThat(snippetsDirectory).isAbsolute();
+		assertThat(snippetsDirectory).isEqualTo(new File(this.temporaryFolder.getRoot(), "target/generated-snippets"));
 	}
 
 	@Test
@@ -69,7 +69,8 @@ public void gradleProjectsUseBuildGeneratedSnippetsBeneathGradleProjectdir() {
 		Map<String, Object> attributes = new HashMap<>();
 		attributes.put("gradle-projectdir", "project/dir");
 		File snippetsDirectory = new SnippetsDirectoryResolver().getSnippetsDirectory(attributes);
-		assertThat(snippetsDirectory).isEqualTo(new File("project/dir/build/generated-snippets"));
+		assertThat(snippetsDirectory).isAbsolute();
+		assertThat(snippetsDirectory).isEqualTo(new File("project/dir/build/generated-snippets").getAbsoluteFile());
 	}
 
 	@Test
@@ -78,7 +79,8 @@ public void gradleProjectsUseBuildGeneratedSnippetsBeneathGradleProjectdirWhenBo
 		attributes.put("gradle-projectdir", "project/dir");
 		attributes.put("projectdir", "fallback/dir");
 		File snippetsDirectory = new SnippetsDirectoryResolver().getSnippetsDirectory(attributes);
-		assertThat(snippetsDirectory).isEqualTo(new File("project/dir/build/generated-snippets"));
+		assertThat(snippetsDirectory).isAbsolute();
+		assertThat(snippetsDirectory).isEqualTo(new File("project/dir/build/generated-snippets").getAbsoluteFile());
 	}
 
 	@Test
@@ -86,7 +88,8 @@ public void gradleProjectsUseBuildGeneratedSnippetsBeneathProjectdirWhenGradlePr
 		Map<String, Object> attributes = new HashMap<>();
 		attributes.put("projectdir", "project/dir");
 		File snippetsDirectory = new SnippetsDirectoryResolver().getSnippetsDirectory(attributes);
-		assertThat(snippetsDirectory).isEqualTo(new File("project/dir/build/generated-snippets"));
+		assertThat(snippetsDirectory).isAbsolute();
+		assertThat(snippetsDirectory).isEqualTo(new File("project/dir/build/generated-snippets").getAbsoluteFile());
 	}
 
 	@Test