diff --git a/ext/sqlite3/tests/sqlite3_21_security.phpt b/ext/sqlite3/tests/sqlite3_21_security.phpt
index f28c7369dd2..a667a1234c5 100644
--- a/ext/sqlite3/tests/sqlite3_21_security.phpt
+++ b/ext/sqlite3/tests/sqlite3_21_security.phpt
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@ SQLite3 open_basedir checks
 open_basedir=.
 --FILE--
 <?php
+chdir(__DIR__);
+
 $directory = dirname(__FILE__) . '/';
 $file = uniqid() . '.db';