diff --git a/train.py b/train.py
index 3f5b5ed1195b..250342acff18 100644
--- a/train.py
+++ b/train.py
@@ -451,7 +451,7 @@ def main(opt):
     if RANK in [-1, 0]:
         print(colorstr('train: ') + ', '.join(f'{k}={v}' for k, v in vars(opt).items()))
         check_git_status()
-        check_requirements(exclude=['thop'])
+        check_requirements(requirements=FILE.parent / 'requirements.txt', exclude=['thop'])
 
     # Resume
     if opt.resume and not check_wandb_resume(opt):  # resume an interrupted run
diff --git a/val.py b/val.py
index 06b2501515b5..86439b1380dc 100644
--- a/val.py
+++ b/val.py
@@ -320,7 +320,7 @@ def parse_opt():
 def main(opt):
     set_logging()
     print(colorstr('val: ') + ', '.join(f'{k}={v}' for k, v in vars(opt).items()))
-    check_requirements(exclude=('tensorboard', 'thop'))
+    check_requirements(requirements=FILE.parent / 'requirements.txt', exclude=('tensorboard', 'thop'))
 
     if opt.task in ('train', 'val', 'test'):  # run normally
         run(**vars(opt))