diff --git a/src/main.zig b/src/main.zig
index 35610542a8..691e1da54c 100644
--- a/src/main.zig
+++ b/src/main.zig
@@ -2613,7 +2613,7 @@ fn buildOutputType(
             }
         },
         .yes_a_out => Compilation.EmitLoc{
-            .directory = null,
+            .directory = .{ .path = null, .handle = fs.cwd() },
             .basename = a_out_basename,
         },
     };