diff --git a/pkg/compiler/artifact_test.go b/pkg/compiler/artifact_test.go
index 39fbdebf..047fa2a3 100644
--- a/pkg/compiler/artifact_test.go
+++ b/pkg/compiler/artifact_test.go
@@ -96,6 +96,7 @@ ENV PACKAGE_CATEGORY=app-admin`))
 			Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
 			Expect(dockerfile).To(Equal(`
 FROM luet/base
+WORKDIR /luetbuild
 ENV PACKAGE_NAME=enman
 ENV PACKAGE_VERSION=1.4.0
 ENV PACKAGE_CATEGORY=app-admin
diff --git a/pkg/compiler/backend/simpledocker_test.go b/pkg/compiler/backend/simpledocker_test.go
index 0638af00..e3968495 100644
--- a/pkg/compiler/backend/simpledocker_test.go
+++ b/pkg/compiler/backend/simpledocker_test.go
@@ -87,6 +87,7 @@ ENV PACKAGE_CATEGORY=app-admin`))
 			Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
 			Expect(dockerfile).To(Equal(`
 FROM luet/base
+WORKDIR /luetbuild
 ENV PACKAGE_NAME=enman
 ENV PACKAGE_VERSION=1.4.0
 ENV PACKAGE_CATEGORY=app-admin
diff --git a/pkg/compiler/spec.go b/pkg/compiler/spec.go
index 30496eed..198bc355 100644
--- a/pkg/compiler/spec.go
+++ b/pkg/compiler/spec.go
@@ -242,6 +242,7 @@ RUN ` + s
 func (cs *LuetCompilationSpec) RenderStepImage(image string) (string, error) {
 	spec := `
 FROM ` + image + `
+WORKDIR /luetbuild
 ENV PACKAGE_NAME=` + cs.Package.GetName() + `
 ENV PACKAGE_VERSION=` + cs.Package.GetVersion() + `
 ENV PACKAGE_CATEGORY=` + cs.Package.GetCategory()
diff --git a/pkg/compiler/spec_test.go b/pkg/compiler/spec_test.go
index a2d2ac69..821fc341 100644
--- a/pkg/compiler/spec_test.go
+++ b/pkg/compiler/spec_test.go
@@ -96,6 +96,7 @@ ENV test=1`))
 			Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
 			Expect(dockerfile).To(Equal(`
 FROM luet/base
+WORKDIR /luetbuild
 ENV PACKAGE_NAME=enman
 ENV PACKAGE_VERSION=1.4.0
 ENV PACKAGE_CATEGORY=app-admin
@@ -168,6 +169,7 @@ ENV test=1`))
 
 		Expect(dockerfile).To(Equal(`
 FROM luet/base
+WORKDIR /luetbuild
 ENV PACKAGE_NAME=a
 ENV PACKAGE_VERSION=1.0
 ENV PACKAGE_CATEGORY=test