diff --git a/src/compiler/tsc.ts b/src/compiler/tsc.ts
index e32a3816d64fc..15c52c508cd48 100644
--- a/src/compiler/tsc.ts
+++ b/src/compiler/tsc.ts
@@ -380,7 +380,8 @@ namespace ts {
                 sys.exit(ExitStatus.DiagnosticsPresent_OutputsSkipped);
                 return;
             }
-            const configParseResult = parseJsonConfigFileContent(configObject, sys, getNormalizedAbsolutePath(getDirectoryPath(configFileName), sys.getCurrentDirectory()), commandLine.options, configFileName);
+            const cwd = sys.getCurrentDirectory();
+            const configParseResult = parseJsonConfigFileContent(configObject, sys, getNormalizedAbsolutePath(getDirectoryPath(configFileName), cwd), commandLine.options, getNormalizedAbsolutePath(configFileName, cwd));
             if (configParseResult.errors.length > 0) {
                 reportDiagnostics(configParseResult.errors, /* compilerHost */ undefined);
                 sys.exit(ExitStatus.DiagnosticsPresent_OutputsSkipped);