diff --git a/synapse/app/homeserver.py b/synapse/app/homeserver.py
index f881a8d262..a83d3f394f 100755
--- a/synapse/app/homeserver.py
+++ b/synapse/app/homeserver.py
@@ -719,7 +719,6 @@ def run(hs):
             auto_close_fds=False,
             verbose=True,
             logger=logger,
-            chdir=os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__)),
         )
 
         daemon.start()