diff --git a/build.psm1 b/build.psm1
index c5748605577..cea4129a6e2 100644
--- a/build.psm1
+++ b/build.psm1
@@ -665,9 +665,14 @@ function Start-PSBootstrap {
     try {
         # Update googletest submodule for linux native cmake
         if ($IsLinux -or $IsOSX) {
-            $Submodule = "$PSScriptRoot/src/libpsl-native/test/googletest"
-            Remove-Item -Path $Submodule -Recurse -Force -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
-            git submodule update --init -- $submodule
+            try {
+                Push-Location $PSScriptRoot
+                $Submodule = "$PSScriptRoot/src/libpsl-native/test/googletest"
+                Remove-Item -Path $Submodule -Recurse -Force -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
+                git submodule update --init -- $submodule
+            } finally {
+                Pop-Location
+            }
         }
 
         # Install ours and .NET's dependencies