diff --git a/config/backup/backup.pl b/config/backup/backup.pl
index a2337cf23..c7dbc6cae 100644
--- a/config/backup/backup.pl
+++ b/config/backup/backup.pl
@@ -35,16 +35,18 @@ list_addons() {
 process_includes() {
 	local include
 
-	for include in $@; do
-		local file
-		while read -r file; do
-			for file in ${file}; do
-				if [ -e "/${file}" ]; then
-					echo "${file}"
-				fi
-			done
-		done < "${include}"
-	done | sort -u
+    pushd / >/dev/null
+     	for include in $@; do
+	    	local file
+	    	while read -r file; do
+	    		for file in ${file}; do
+	    			if [ -e "/${file}" ]; then
+	    				echo "${file}"
+	    			fi
+	    		done
+	    	done < "${include}"
+	    done | sort -u
+    popd >/dev/null
 }
 
 make_backup() {