diff --git a/packages/alternative_builds/cjs/THESE_PACKAGES_ARE_AUTOGENERATED_DO_NOT_EDIT_BY_HAND.md b/packages/alternative_builds/cjs/THESE_PACKAGES_ARE_AUTOGENERATED_DO_NOT_EDIT_BY_HAND.md
index ce8f5491bf..b15edc1082 100644
--- a/packages/alternative_builds/cjs/THESE_PACKAGES_ARE_AUTOGENERATED_DO_NOT_EDIT_BY_HAND.md
+++ b/packages/alternative_builds/cjs/THESE_PACKAGES_ARE_AUTOGENERATED_DO_NOT_EDIT_BY_HAND.md
@@ -1 +1,3 @@
 The CJS Packages here are dynamically generated. Manula edits to them will be destroyed.
+
+They are only checked in so that `lerna publish` will work.
diff --git a/packages/alternative_builds/cjs/dnd-core/tsconfig.json b/packages/alternative_builds/cjs/dnd-core/tsconfig.json
index 2d8af44590..a55657a91e 100644
--- a/packages/alternative_builds/cjs/dnd-core/tsconfig.json
+++ b/packages/alternative_builds/cjs/dnd-core/tsconfig.json
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 {
-  "extends": "../../../../../tsconfig.base.json",
+  "extends": "../../../../tsconfig.base.json",
   "compilerOptions": {
     "target": "es5",
     "module": "commonjs",
diff --git a/packages/alternative_builds/cjs/html5-backend/tsconfig.json b/packages/alternative_builds/cjs/html5-backend/tsconfig.json
index 2dfcf5489b..7616e5ad73 100644
--- a/packages/alternative_builds/cjs/html5-backend/tsconfig.json
+++ b/packages/alternative_builds/cjs/html5-backend/tsconfig.json
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 {
-  "extends": "../../../../../tsconfig.base.json",
+  "extends": "../../../../tsconfig.base.json",
   "compilerOptions": {
     "target": "es5",
     "module": "commonjs",
diff --git a/packages/alternative_builds/cjs/react-dnd/tsconfig.json b/packages/alternative_builds/cjs/react-dnd/tsconfig.json
index c5df91bca9..e0544f358f 100644
--- a/packages/alternative_builds/cjs/react-dnd/tsconfig.json
+++ b/packages/alternative_builds/cjs/react-dnd/tsconfig.json
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 {
-  "extends": "../../../../../tsconfig.base.json",
+  "extends": "../../../../tsconfig.base.json",
   "compilerOptions": {
     "target": "es5",
     "module": "commonjs",
diff --git a/packages/alternative_builds/cjs/test-backend/tsconfig.json b/packages/alternative_builds/cjs/test-backend/tsconfig.json
index c3a4349714..4eeec40c85 100644
--- a/packages/alternative_builds/cjs/test-backend/tsconfig.json
+++ b/packages/alternative_builds/cjs/test-backend/tsconfig.json
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 {
-  "extends": "../../../../../tsconfig.base.json",
+  "extends": "../../../../tsconfig.base.json",
   "compilerOptions": {
     "target": "es5",
     "module": "commonjs",
diff --git a/packages/alternative_builds/cjs/test-utils/tsconfig.json b/packages/alternative_builds/cjs/test-utils/tsconfig.json
index cbadeef618..6af3299a7b 100644
--- a/packages/alternative_builds/cjs/test-utils/tsconfig.json
+++ b/packages/alternative_builds/cjs/test-utils/tsconfig.json
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 {
-  "extends": "../../../../../tsconfig.base.json",
+  "extends": "../../../../tsconfig.base.json",
   "compilerOptions": {
     "target": "es5",
     "module": "commonjs",
diff --git a/scripts/create_cjs_modules.js b/scripts/create_cjs_modules.js
index 06680eaf8b..7dfbd75685 100644
--- a/scripts/create_cjs_modules.js
+++ b/scripts/create_cjs_modules.js
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ coreRoots.forEach(coreRoot => {
 		)
 
 		const tsConfigJson = {
-			extends: '../../../../../tsconfig.base.json',
+			extends: '../../../../tsconfig.base.json',
 			compilerOptions: {
 				target: 'es5',
 				module: 'commonjs',