diff --git a/crates/flycheck/src/lib.rs b/crates/flycheck/src/lib.rs
index 1682d8bde2..93cf6a3d68 100644
--- a/crates/flycheck/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crates/flycheck/src/lib.rs
@@ -215,6 +215,7 @@ impl FlycheckActor {
             } => {
                 let mut cmd = Command::new(toolchain::cargo());
                 cmd.arg(command);
+                cmd.current_dir(&self.workspace_root);
                 cmd.args(&["--workspace", "--message-format=json", "--manifest-path"])
                     .arg(self.workspace_root.join("Cargo.toml"));
 
diff --git a/crates/project_model/src/build_data.rs b/crates/project_model/src/build_data.rs
index 7b88dca630..3aa546980c 100644
--- a/crates/project_model/src/build_data.rs
+++ b/crates/project_model/src/build_data.rs
@@ -143,6 +143,7 @@ impl WorkspaceBuildData {
             cmd.env("RA_RUSTC_WRAPPER", "1");
         }
 
+        cmd.current_dir(cargo_toml.parent().unwrap());
         cmd.args(&["check", "--quiet", "--workspace", "--message-format=json", "--manifest-path"])
             .arg(cargo_toml.as_ref());