diff --git a/components/device-mgt/org.wso2.carbon.device.mgt.core/src/main/java/org/wso2/carbon/device/mgt/core/permission/mgt/PermissionManagerServiceImpl.java b/components/device-mgt/org.wso2.carbon.device.mgt.core/src/main/java/org/wso2/carbon/device/mgt/core/permission/mgt/PermissionManagerServiceImpl.java
index 1cd85960f03..07865c50953 100644
--- a/components/device-mgt/org.wso2.carbon.device.mgt.core/src/main/java/org/wso2/carbon/device/mgt/core/permission/mgt/PermissionManagerServiceImpl.java
+++ b/components/device-mgt/org.wso2.carbon.device.mgt.core/src/main/java/org/wso2/carbon/device/mgt/core/permission/mgt/PermissionManagerServiceImpl.java
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ public class PermissionManagerServiceImpl implements PermissionManagerService {
     @Override
     public boolean addPermission(Permission permission) throws PermissionManagementException {
         // adding a permission to the tree
-        permission.setPath(PermissionUtils.getAbsolutePermissionPath(permission.getPath()));
+        permission.setPath(permission.getPath());
         permissionTree.addPermission(permission);
         return PermissionUtils.putPermission(permission);
     }