diff --git a/.github/workflows/scripts/linux/AppRun-qt b/.github/workflows/scripts/linux/AppRun-qt
index 973b76be02..3b4d78de90 100755
--- a/.github/workflows/scripts/linux/AppRun-qt
+++ b/.github/workflows/scripts/linux/AppRun-qt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 
-cd "$(dirname "$0")"
-exec ./usr/bin/pcsx2-qt "$@"
+APPDIR=$(dirname "$0")
+exec "$APPDIR/usr/bin/pcsx2-qt" "$@"