diff --git a/UnleashedRecomp/main.cpp b/UnleashedRecomp/main.cpp
index a55c0181..34d9bce4 100644
--- a/UnleashedRecomp/main.cpp
+++ b/UnleashedRecomp/main.cpp
@@ -180,12 +180,27 @@ void init()
 #endif
 }
 
+void SetWorkingDirectoryToExecutable()
+{
+    std::filesystem::path exePath;
+
+#ifdef _WIN32
+    exePath = std::filesystem::canonical(std::filesystem::path(_pgmptr));
+#else
+    exePath = std::filesystem::canonical("/proc/self/exe");
+#endif
+
+    std::filesystem::current_path(exePath.parent_path());
+}
+
 int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 {
 #ifdef _WIN32
     timeBeginPeriod(1);
 #endif
 
+    SetWorkingDirectoryToExecutable();
+
     os::process::CheckConsole();
 
     if (!os::registry::Init())