diff --git a/make/photon/log/logrotate b/make/photon/log/logrotate
index 9042df924..be1c97708 100755
--- a/make/photon/log/logrotate
+++ b/make/photon/log/logrotate
@@ -2,5 +2,6 @@
 
 # run the logrotate with user 10000, the state file "/var/lib/logrotate/logrotate.status"
 # is specified to avoid the permission error
+cd /
 sudo -u \#10000 -E /usr/sbin/logrotate -s /var/lib/logrotate/logrotate.status /etc/logrotate.conf
-exit 0
\ No newline at end of file
+exit 0