diff --git a/conda/meta.yaml b/conda/meta.yaml
index 408b69eb66c6b4efd9527ea970ec6f52daed96e6..d97ed372b381fdae25a44cb3dac78a1bb870f6d7 100644
--- a/conda/meta.yaml
+++ b/conda/meta.yaml
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ build:
   run_exports:
     - {{ pin_subpackage(name) }}
   script:
+    - cd {{ project_dir }}
     {% if environ.get('BUILD_EGG') %}
     - python setup.py sdist --formats=zip
     {% endif %}