diff --git a/guix/build/linux-initrd.scm b/guix/build/linux-initrd.scm
index 5bf20fa6df..80ce679496 100644
--- a/guix/build/linux-initrd.scm
+++ b/guix/build/linux-initrd.scm
@@ -318,6 +318,7 @@ (define MS_RDONLY 1)
     (if to-load
         (begin
           (format #t "loading '~a'...\n" to-load)
+          (chdir "/root")
           (chroot "/root")
           ;; TODO: Remove /lib, /share, and /loader.go.
           (catch #t