1 files changed, 1 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/udevsend.c b/udevsend.c
index 3f3bbacbc2..0a305e50c4 100644
--- a/udevsend.c
+++ b/udevsend.c
@@ -87,6 +87,7 @@ static int start_daemon(void)
 		case 0:
 			/* daemon */
 			setsid();
+			chdir("/");
 			execl(UDEVD_EXEC, "udevd", NULL);
 			dbg("exec of daemon failed");
 			exit(1);