diff --git a/bootstrap.py b/bootstrap.py
index ad6f1ebbae..f178bda6e1 100755
--- a/bootstrap.py
+++ b/bootstrap.py
@@ -21,6 +21,8 @@
 import shlex
 import subprocess
 
+os.chdir(os.path.dirname(sys.argv[0]))
+
 parser = OptionParser()
 parser.add_option('--verbose', action='store_true',
                   help='enable verbose build',)