diff --git a/src/libcalamares/ProcessJob.cpp b/src/libcalamares/ProcessJob.cpp
index 7c9393b5e..583a44d27 100644
--- a/src/libcalamares/ProcessJob.cpp
+++ b/src/libcalamares/ProcessJob.cpp
@@ -23,9 +23,13 @@
 namespace Calamares {
 
 
-ProcessJob::ProcessJob( const QString& command, int secondsTimeout, QObject* parent )
+ProcessJob::ProcessJob( const QString& command,
+                        const QString& workingPath,
+                        int secondsTimeout,
+                        QObject* parent )
     : Job( parent )
     , m_command( command )
+    , m_workingPath( workingPath )
     , m_timeoutSec( secondsTimeout )
 {}
 
@@ -47,6 +51,7 @@ ProcessJob::exec()
 {
     QProcess p;
     p.setProcessChannelMode( QProcess::MergedChannels );
+    p.setWorkingDirectory( m_workingPath );
     p.start( m_command );
 
     // It's ok to block here because JobQueue runs this method in a separate thread.
diff --git a/src/libcalamares/ProcessJob.h b/src/libcalamares/ProcessJob.h
index 7056095d5..808b65b9c 100644
--- a/src/libcalamares/ProcessJob.h
+++ b/src/libcalamares/ProcessJob.h
@@ -27,7 +27,10 @@ class ProcessJob : public Job
 {
     Q_OBJECT
 public:
-    explicit ProcessJob( const QString& command, int secondsTimeout, QObject* parent = nullptr );
+    explicit ProcessJob( const QString& command,
+                         const QString& workingPath,
+                         int secondsTimeout = 30,
+                         QObject* parent = nullptr );
     virtual ~ProcessJob();
 
     QString prettyName() const override;
@@ -35,6 +38,7 @@ public:
 
 private:
     QString m_command;
+    QString m_workingPath;
     int m_timeoutSec;
 };