diff --git a/Source/cmGlobalGenerator.cxx b/Source/cmGlobalGenerator.cxx
index 4a9f62803..0492a4c7f 100644
--- a/Source/cmGlobalGenerator.cxx
+++ b/Source/cmGlobalGenerator.cxx
@@ -1103,7 +1103,6 @@ void cmGlobalGenerator::Configure()
     (this->CMakeInstance->GetStartDirectory());
   lg->GetMakefile()->SetStartOutputDirectory
     (this->CMakeInstance->GetStartOutputDirectory());
-  lg->GetMakefile()->MakeStartDirectoriesCurrent();
 
   this->BinaryDirectories.insert(mf->GetStartOutputDirectory());
 
diff --git a/Source/cmGlobalUnixMakefileGenerator3.cxx b/Source/cmGlobalUnixMakefileGenerator3.cxx
index 22d633cb7..3deaec2e4 100644
--- a/Source/cmGlobalUnixMakefileGenerator3.cxx
+++ b/Source/cmGlobalUnixMakefileGenerator3.cxx
@@ -587,7 +587,6 @@ void cmGlobalUnixMakefileGenerator3
         (this->CMakeInstance->GetStartDirectory());
       lg->GetMakefile()->SetStartOutputDirectory
         (this->CMakeInstance->GetStartOutputDirectory());
-      lg->GetMakefile()->MakeStartDirectoriesCurrent();
       }
 
     std::string tname = targetName;
diff --git a/Source/cmcmd.cxx b/Source/cmcmd.cxx
index 2ef04efdf..db85b596a 100644
--- a/Source/cmcmd.cxx
+++ b/Source/cmcmd.cxx
@@ -651,7 +651,6 @@ int cmcmd::ExecuteCMakeCommand(std::vector<std::string>& args)
         cmsys::auto_ptr<cmLocalGenerator> lgd(ggd->CreateLocalGenerator());
         lgd->GetMakefile()->SetStartDirectory(startDir);
         lgd->GetMakefile()->SetStartOutputDirectory(startOutDir);
-        lgd->GetMakefile()->MakeStartDirectoriesCurrent();
 
         // Actually scan dependencies.
         return lgd->UpdateDependencies(depInfo.c_str(),