diff --git a/linker-builtin.go b/linker-builtin.go
index d0a01681..f11d5686 100644
--- a/linker-builtin.go
+++ b/linker-builtin.go
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ func Link(linker string, flags ...string) error {
 		cmd := exec.Command(linker, flags...)
 		cmd.Stdout = os.Stdout
 		cmd.Stderr = os.Stderr
+		cmd.Dir = sourceDir()
 		return cmd.Run()
 	}
 }
diff --git a/linker-external.go b/linker-external.go
index 48e4d2ec..f114b39b 100644
--- a/linker-external.go
+++ b/linker-external.go
@@ -20,5 +20,6 @@ func Link(linker string, flags ...string) error {
 	cmd := exec.Command(linker, flags...)
 	cmd.Stdout = os.Stdout
 	cmd.Stderr = os.Stderr
+	cmd.Dir = sourceDir()
 	return cmd.Run()
 }