diff --git a/packages/nx/src/hasher/task-hasher.ts b/packages/nx/src/hasher/task-hasher.ts
index c6ee6231a6150..a3651aa26574a 100644
--- a/packages/nx/src/hasher/task-hasher.ts
+++ b/packages/nx/src/hasher/task-hasher.ts
@@ -743,6 +743,7 @@ class TaskHasherImpl {
           runtime,
           {
             windowsHide: true,
+            cwd: workspaceRoot,
           },
           (err, stdout, stderr) => {
             if (err) {