diff --git a/src/Stack/Script.hs b/src/Stack/Script.hs
index a733381971..75b23c5895 100644
--- a/src/Stack/Script.hs
+++ b/src/Stack/Script.hs
@@ -35,11 +35,12 @@ import qualified RIO.Text as T
 scriptCmd :: ScriptOpts -> GlobalOpts -> IO ()
 scriptCmd opts go' = do
     file <- resolveFile' $ soFile opts
-    let go = go'
+    let scriptDir = parent file
+        go = go'
             { globalConfigMonoid = (globalConfigMonoid go')
                 { configMonoidInstallGHC = First $ Just True
                 }
-            , globalStackYaml = SYLNoConfig $ parent file
+            , globalStackYaml = SYLNoConfig scriptDir
             }
     withDefaultBuildConfigAndLock go $ \lk -> do
       -- Some warnings in case the user somehow tries to set a
@@ -92,7 +93,8 @@ scriptCmd opts go' = do
                     withNewLocalBuildTargets targets $ Stack.Build.build Nothing lk
 
         let ghcArgs = concat
-                [ ["-hide-all-packages"]
+                [ ["-i", "-i" ++ toFilePath scriptDir]
+                , ["-hide-all-packages"]
                 , maybeToList colorFlag
                 , map (\x -> "-package" ++ x)
                     $ Set.toList