diff --git a/libretro-build-ngc.sh b/libretro-build-ngc.sh
index 2bef8a62..5c0034a5 100755
--- a/libretro-build-ngc.sh
+++ b/libretro-build-ngc.sh
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 
 SCRIPT=$(readlink -f $0)
 BASE_DIR=$(dirname $SCRIPT)
+WORKDIR="$PWD"
 RARCH_DIR=$BASE_DIR/dist
 RARCH_DIST_DIR=$RARCH_DIR/ngc
 FORMAT=_ngc
diff --git a/libretro-build-wii.sh b/libretro-build-wii.sh
index 73d16a87..df086d78 100755
--- a/libretro-build-wii.sh
+++ b/libretro-build-wii.sh
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 
 SCRIPT=$(readlink -f $0)
 BASE_DIR=$(dirname $SCRIPT)
+WORKDIR="$PWD"
 RARCH_DIR=$BASE_DIR/dist
 RARCH_DIST_DIR=$RARCH_DIR/wii
 FORMAT=_wii