diff --git a/browser_patches/firefox-beta/build.sh b/browser_patches/firefox-beta/build.sh
index c00a1f5c84..8b7b175c1b 100755
--- a/browser_patches/firefox-beta/build.sh
+++ b/browser_patches/firefox-beta/build.sh
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ elif is_win; then
   echo "ac_add_options --target=x86_64-pc-mingw32" >> .mozconfig
   echo "ac_add_options --host=x86_64-pc-mingw32" >> .mozconfig
   DLL_FILE=$("C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\Installer\vswhere.exe" -latest -find '**\Redist\MSVC\*\x64\**\vcruntime140.dll')
-  WIN32_REDIST_DIR=$(dirname "$DLL_FILE")
+  WIN32_REDIST_DIR=$(dirname "$DLL_FILE" | tail -n 1)
   if ! [[ -d $WIN32_REDIST_DIR ]]; then
     echo "ERROR: cannot find MS VS C++ redistributable $WIN32_REDIST_DIR"
     exit 1;
diff --git a/browser_patches/firefox/build.sh b/browser_patches/firefox/build.sh
index 6efa28a9d7..4f2e8c1b54 100755
--- a/browser_patches/firefox/build.sh
+++ b/browser_patches/firefox/build.sh
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ elif is_win; then
   echo "ac_add_options --target=x86_64-pc-mingw32" >> .mozconfig
   echo "ac_add_options --host=x86_64-pc-mingw32" >> .mozconfig
   DLL_FILE=$("C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\Installer\vswhere.exe" -latest -find '**\Redist\MSVC\*\x64\**\vcruntime140.dll')
-  WIN32_REDIST_DIR=$(dirname "$DLL_FILE")
+  WIN32_REDIST_DIR=$(dirname "$DLL_FILE" | tail -n 1)
   if ! [[ -d $WIN32_REDIST_DIR ]]; then
     echo "ERROR: cannot find MS VS C++ redistributable $WIN32_REDIST_DIR"
     exit 1;
diff --git a/browser_patches/utils.sh b/browser_patches/utils.sh
index 28a731769f..03268c19d2 100644
--- a/browser_patches/utils.sh
+++ b/browser_patches/utils.sh
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ function selectXcodeVersionOrDie() {
 # see https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/visualstudio/install/tools-for-managing-visual-studio-instances?view=vs-2019
 function printMSVCRedistDir() {
   local dll_file=$("C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\Installer\vswhere.exe" -latest -find '**\Redist\MSVC\*\x64\**\vcruntime140.dll')
-  local redist_dir=$(dirname "$dll_file")
+  local redist_dir=$(dirname "$dll_file" | tail -n 1)
   if ! [[ -d $redist_dir ]]; then
     echo "ERROR: cannot find MS VS C++ redistributable $redist_dir"
     exit 1;