diff --git a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-lambda-nodejs/lib/bundling.ts b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-lambda-nodejs/lib/bundling.ts
index 240114fbfa43d..14020859b296d 100644
--- a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-lambda-nodejs/lib/bundling.ts
+++ b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-lambda-nodejs/lib/bundling.ts
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ export class Bundling implements cdk.BundlingOptions {
       osPlatform,
     });
     const environment = this.props.environment ?? {};
-    const cwd = path.dirname(this.props.entry);
+    const cwd = path.dirname(this.props.depsLockFilePath);
 
     return {
       tryBundle(outputDir: string) {
diff --git a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-lambda-nodejs/test/bundling.test.ts b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-lambda-nodejs/test/bundling.test.ts
index 5a2549e8fbfc6..45556403d8398 100644
--- a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-lambda-nodejs/test/bundling.test.ts
+++ b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-lambda-nodejs/test/bundling.test.ts
@@ -299,7 +299,7 @@ test('Local bundling', () => {
     expect.arrayContaining(['-c', expect.stringContaining(entry)]),
     expect.objectContaining({
       env: expect.objectContaining({ KEY: 'value' }),
-      cwd: '/project/lib',
+      cwd: '/project',
     }),
   );