diff --git a/setup.sh b/setup.sh
index a626b9c..8c662f0 100755
--- a/setup.sh
+++ b/setup.sh
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
 
+cd "$( dirname "$0" )"
+
 # make sure we have pulled in and updated any submodules
 git submodule init
 git submodule update