diff --git a/win/build-deps.cmd b/win/build-deps.cmd
index dd9af78115..c707c82780 100644
--- a/win/build-deps.cmd
+++ b/win/build-deps.cmd
@@ -394,6 +394,7 @@ set BOOST_LIBRARYDIR=%DEPENDENCY_DIR%\stage\%GEN_SHORTHAND%\lib
 set ZIP_EXT=7z
 set BOOST_ZIP=boost-%BOOST_VERSION%-b2-nodocs.%ZIP_EXT%
 
+cd "%DEPS_DIR%"
 call :DownloadFile https://github.com/boostorg/boost/releases/download/boost-%BOOST_VERSION%/%BOOST_ZIP% "%DEPS_DIR%" %BOOST_ZIP%
 
 IF NOT %ERRORLEVEL%==0 GOTO :Error