diff --git a/tools/rsyslogd.c b/tools/rsyslogd.c

index c099705..12b037f 100644

--- a/tools/rsyslogd.c

+++ b/tools/rsyslogd.c

@@ -1350,6 +1350,10 @@ initAll(int argc, char **argv)

 				perror("chroot");

 				exit(1);

 			}

+            if(chdir("/") != 0) {

+                perror("chdir");

+                exit(1);

+            }

 			break;

 		case 'u':		/* misc user settings */

 			iHelperUOpt = (arg == NULL) ? 0 : atoi(arg);