diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index 45ab99d..2dafe7f 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
 ubuntu-dev-tools (0.74) UNRELEASED; urgency=low
 
-  * mk-sbuild-lv: skip security repo for Debian unstable, thanks to
-    Ryan Niebur (LP: #371569).
+  * mk-sbuild-lv:
+    - skip security repo for Debian unstable, thanks to Ryan Niebur
+      (LP: #371569).
+    - change directory out of the way of schroot problems.
 
  -- Kees Cook <kees@ubuntu.com>  Mon, 04 May 2009 09:11:42 -0700
 
diff --git a/mk-sbuild-lv b/mk-sbuild-lv
index 01f7ab7..5656a73 100755
--- a/mk-sbuild-lv
+++ b/mk-sbuild-lv
@@ -26,6 +26,10 @@
 # It will deal with sbuild having not be installed and configured before.
 set -e
 
+# For when schroot enters the chroot, we cannot be in a directory that
+# will not exist in the chroot.
+cd /
+
 # Make sure we've got a regular user
 if [ -w /etc/passwd ]; then
     echo "Please run this script as a regular user, not root." >&2