diff -urp global-6.6.9/libutil/args.c global-6.6-9/libutil/args.c
--- global-6.6.9/libutil/args.c	2022-12-12 01:38:21 +1000
+++ global-6.6-9/libutil/args.c	2022-12-13 11:57:36 +1000
@@ -46,6 +46,19 @@ static char *const *argslist;
 static FILE *ip;
 static GFIND *gp;
 
+#ifdef __DJGPP__
+static char cwd[PATH_MAX];
+
+/*
+ * CWD is global on DOS, restore it on exit.
+ */
+void
+restorecwd(void)
+{
+	chdir(cwd);
+}
+#endif
+
 /**
  * args_open:
  *
@@ -193,6 +206,11 @@ preparse_options(int argc, char *const *
 	extern const char *short_options;
 	extern struct option const long_options[];
 
+#ifdef __DJGPP__
+	getcwd(cwd, PATH_MAX);
+	atexit(restorecwd);
+#endif
+
 	/*
 	 * restart scanning of the same argv by setting optind = 1.
 	 */