diff --git a/macosx/AppMain.tcl b/macosx/AppMain.tcl
index ddbe6334a258dae46b6c333d53590f3b920a9cab..738bdd03ed8a3940ae9bec362ddcfd16a3c48e9c 100644
--- a/macosx/AppMain.tcl
+++ b/macosx/AppMain.tcl
@@ -12,7 +12,9 @@ if {[file tail [lindex $argv 0]] eq {gitk}} {
 } else {
 	set argv0 [file join $gitexecdir [file tail [lindex $argv 0]]]
 	set AppMain_source [file join $gitguilib git-gui.tcl]
-	if {[pwd] eq {/}} {
+	if {[info exists env(PWD)]} {
+		cd $env(PWD)
+	} elseif {[pwd] eq {/}} {
 		cd $env(HOME)
 	}
 }