diff --git a/build/build.xml b/build/build.xml
index 5b4cf8b496..f8181160c1 100644
--- a/build/build.xml
+++ b/build/build.xml
@@ -170,8 +170,8 @@
 			checkreturn="true" />
 
 		<!-- Install composer dependencies, if there are any. -->
-		<exec dir="."
-			command='php -r "\$j = json_decode(file_get_contents("composer.json")); echo isset(\$j->require);"'
+		<exec dir="${dir}"
+			command='php -r "\$j = json_decode(file_get_contents(\"composer.json\")); echo isset(\$j->require);"'
 			checkreturn="true"
 			outputProperty='composer-has-dependencies' />
 		<if>