diff --git a/live-build/auto/build b/live-build/auto/build
index 5a7b393f..fd5915d0 100755
--- a/live-build/auto/build
+++ b/live-build/auto/build
@@ -174,6 +174,8 @@ if [ "$PROJECT" = "ubuntu-core-desktop" ]; then
 	# We need to rename the image file so that it can be pulled
 	# by the builder.
 	mv pc.img.xz "$PREFIX".img.xz
+	# Important: return to the previous directory
+	cd ../
 fi
 
 # Setup cleanup function