diff --git a/servers/slapd/main.c b/servers/slapd/main.c
index f975df8e41..557ed6bfe5 100644
--- a/servers/slapd/main.c
+++ b/servers/slapd/main.c
@@ -757,6 +757,11 @@ unhandled_option:;
 			rc = 1;
 			goto stop;
 		}
+		if ( chdir( "/" ) ) {
+			perror("chdir");
+			rc = 1;
+			goto stop;
+		}
 	}
 #endif