diff --git a/etc/periodic/weekly/310.locate b/etc/periodic/weekly/310.locate
index 39455b1e5ad1..f55d2ed9280e 100755
--- a/etc/periodic/weekly/310.locate
+++ b/etc/periodic/weekly/310.locate
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #!/bin/sh -
 #
-# $Id: 310.locate,v 1.1.1.1 1997/08/16 17:04:02 pst Exp $
+# $Id: 310.locate,v 1.2 1997/11/01 15:00:40 wosch Exp $
 #
 locdb=/var/db/locate.database
 
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ if [ -x /usr/libexec/locate.updatedb -a -f $locdb ] ; then
 
     touch ${locdb}; chown nobody ${locdb}; chmod 644 ${locdb}
 
+    cd /
     echo /usr/libexec/locate.updatedb | nice -5 su -fm nobody
     chmod 444 ${locdb}
 fi