diff --git a/src/generic/filedlgg.cpp b/src/generic/filedlgg.cpp
index 71eaa00fef..ca936c346b 100644
--- a/src/generic/filedlgg.cpp
+++ b/src/generic/filedlgg.cpp
@@ -1230,7 +1230,7 @@ void wxGenericFileDialog::HandleAction( const wxString &fn )
         wxString cwd;
         wxSplitPath(filename, &cwd, NULL, NULL);
 
-        if ( cwd != wxGetWorkingDirectory() )
+        if ( cwd != wxGetCwd() )
         {
             wxSetWorkingDirectory(cwd);
         }
diff --git a/src/gtk/filedlg.cpp b/src/gtk/filedlg.cpp
index 9866a89f3a..88b285e8ea 100644
--- a/src/gtk/filedlg.cpp
+++ b/src/gtk/filedlg.cpp
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ void gtk_filedialog_ok_callback( GtkWidget *WXUNUSED(widget), wxFileDialog *dial
         wxString cwd;
         wxSplitPath(filename, &cwd, NULL, NULL);
 
-        if ( cwd != wxGetWorkingDirectory() )
+        if ( cwd != wxGetCwd() )
         {
             wxSetWorkingDirectory(cwd);
         }
diff --git a/src/gtk1/filedlg.cpp b/src/gtk1/filedlg.cpp
index 9866a89f3a..88b285e8ea 100644
--- a/src/gtk1/filedlg.cpp
+++ b/src/gtk1/filedlg.cpp
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ void gtk_filedialog_ok_callback( GtkWidget *WXUNUSED(widget), wxFileDialog *dial
         wxString cwd;
         wxSplitPath(filename, &cwd, NULL, NULL);
 
-        if ( cwd != wxGetWorkingDirectory() )
+        if ( cwd != wxGetCwd() )
         {
             wxSetWorkingDirectory(cwd);
         }