diff --git a/internal/node/node_repositories.bzl b/internal/node/node_repositories.bzl
index b751d0425f..972e491166 100644
--- a/internal/node/node_repositories.bzl
+++ b/internal/node/node_repositories.bzl
@@ -509,7 +509,7 @@ SET SCRIPT_DIR=%~dp0
 """ + "".join([
             """
 echo Running npm %* in {root}
-cd "{root}"
+cd /D "{root}"
 CALL "%SCRIPT_DIR%\\{node}" "%SCRIPT_DIR%\\{script}" --scripts-prepend-node-path=false %*
 if %errorlevel% neq 0 exit /b %errorlevel%
 """.format(
@@ -595,7 +595,7 @@ SET SCRIPT_DIR=%~dp0
             """
 echo Running yarn %* in {root}
 SET "YARN_IGNORE_PATH="
-cd "{root}"
+cd /D "{root}"
 CALL "%SCRIPT_DIR%\\{node}" "%SCRIPT_DIR%\\{script}" %*
 if %errorlevel% neq 0 exit /b %errorlevel%
 """.format(
diff --git a/internal/npm_install/npm_install.bzl b/internal/npm_install/npm_install.bzl
index 4958e9d932..4f0e9191f4 100644
--- a/internal/npm_install/npm_install.bzl
+++ b/internal/npm_install/npm_install.bzl
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ set -e
         repository_ctx.file(
             "_npm.cmd",
             content = """@echo off
-cd "{root}" && "{npm}" {npm_args}
+cd /D "{root}" && "{npm}" {npm_args}
 """.format(
                 root = root,
                 npm = repository_ctx.path(npm),
@@ -382,7 +382,7 @@ unset YARN_IGNORE_PATH
             "_yarn.cmd",
             content = """@echo off
 set "YARN_IGNORE_PATH="
-cd "{root}" && "{yarn}" {yarn_args}
+cd /D "{root}" && "{yarn}" {yarn_args}
 """.format(
                 root = root,
                 yarn = repository_ctx.path(yarn),