diff --git a/tools/refresh.sh b/tools/refresh.sh
index e08e96326f..1e7fd422b5 100755
--- a/tools/refresh.sh
+++ b/tools/refresh.sh
@@ -95,6 +95,7 @@ done
 
 MYNAME=`basename $0`
 
+cd $WD
 if [ -x ./${MYNAME} ] ; then
   cd .. || { echo "ERROR: cd .. failed" ; exit 1 ; }
 fi