diff --git a/abuild.in b/abuild.in
index 1dc63fb..78bdedf 100755
--- a/abuild.in
+++ b/abuild.in
@@ -167,6 +167,7 @@ md5check() {
 	fi
 	fetch || return 1
 	msg "Checking md5sums..."
+	cd "$srcdir" || return 1
 	IFS=$'\n'
 	endreturnval=0
 	originalparams=$@