diff --git a/source/dub/generators/generator.d b/source/dub/generators/generator.d
index 48e10ec..a971664 100644
--- a/source/dub/generators/generator.d
+++ b/source/dub/generators/generator.d
@@ -813,7 +813,7 @@
 
 	auto depNames = proj.dependencies.map!((a) => a.name).array();
 	storeRecursiveInvokations(env, proj.rootPackage.name ~ depNames);
-	runCommands(commands, env);
+	runCommands(commands, env, pack.path().toString());
 }
 
 private bool isRecursiveInvocation(string pack)
diff --git a/source/dub/internal/utils.d b/source/dub/internal/utils.d
index 043812d..88278cb 100644
--- a/source/dub/internal/utils.d
+++ b/source/dub/internal/utils.d
@@ -186,12 +186,12 @@
 	return fi.isDirectory;
 }
 
-void runCommand(string command, string[string] env = null)
+void runCommand(string command, string[string] env = null, string workDir = null)
 {
-	runCommands((&command)[0 .. 1], env);
+	runCommands((&command)[0 .. 1], env, workDir);
 }
 
-void runCommands(in string[] commands, string[string] env = null)
+void runCommands(in string[] commands, string[string] env = null, string workDir = null)
 {
 	import std.stdio : stdin, stdout, stderr, File;
 
@@ -213,7 +213,7 @@
 	foreach(cmd; commands){
 		logDiagnostic("Running %s", cmd);
 		Pid pid;
-		pid = spawnShell(cmd, stdin, childStdout, childStderr, env, config);
+		pid = spawnShell(cmd, stdin, childStdout, childStderr, env, config, workDir);
 		auto exitcode = pid.wait();
 		enforce(exitcode == 0, "Command failed with exit code "
 			~ to!string(exitcode) ~ ": " ~ cmd);
diff --git a/test/issue1775/.no_run b/test/issue1775/.no_run
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/issue1775/.no_run
diff --git a/test/issue1775/.no_test b/test/issue1775/.no_test
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/issue1775/.no_test
diff --git a/test/issue1775/dub.json b/test/issue1775/dub.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5640e4a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/issue1775/dub.json
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+{
+    "name": "test",
+    "targetName": "test-application",
+    "preBuildCommands": [ "[ -f issue1775.marker ]" ]
+}
diff --git a/test/issue1775/issue1775.marker b/test/issue1775/issue1775.marker
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/issue1775/issue1775.marker
diff --git a/test/issue1775/source/app.d b/test/issue1775/source/app.d
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ab73b3a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/issue1775/source/app.d
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+void main() {}