diff --git a/native/src/init/rootdir.cpp b/native/src/init/rootdir.cpp
index d187f4ad1..62debbc9d 100644
--- a/native/src/init/rootdir.cpp
+++ b/native/src/init/rootdir.cpp
@@ -231,7 +231,7 @@ void MagiskInit::patch_ro_root() {
     }
 
     setup_tmp(tmp_dir.data());
-    chdir("/data");
+    chdir(tmp_dir.data());
 
     if (tmp_dir == "/sbin") {
         // Recreate original sbin structure