diff --git a/lib/sea.ts b/lib/sea.ts
index 1210ece5..c637453c 100644
--- a/lib/sea.ts
+++ b/lib/sea.ts
@@ -358,6 +358,7 @@ export default async function sea(entryPoint: string, opts: SeaOptions) {
 
   await mkdir(tmpDir, { recursive: true });
 
+  const previousDirectory = process.cwd();
   try {
     // change working directory to the temp directory
     process.chdir(tmpDir);
@@ -416,5 +417,7 @@ export default async function sea(entryPoint: string, opts: SeaOptions) {
     await rm(tmpDir, { recursive: true }).catch(() => {
       log.warn(`Failed to cleanup the temp directory ${tmpDir}`);
     });
+
+    process.chdir(previousDirectory);
   }
 }