diff --git a/apps/openmw/crashcatcher.cpp b/apps/openmw/crashcatcher.cpp
index 7f805f2332..75d2d7953a 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/crashcatcher.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/crashcatcher.cpp
@@ -381,10 +381,7 @@ static void crash_handler(const char *logfile)
 
     if(logfile)
     {
-        char cwd[MAXPATHLEN];
-        getcwd(cwd, MAXPATHLEN);
-
-        std::string message = "OpenMW has encountered a fatal error.\nCrash log saved to '" + std::string(cwd) + "/" + std::string(logfile) + "'.\n Please report this to https://bugs.openmw.org !";
+        std::string message = "OpenMW has encountered a fatal error.\nCrash log saved to '" + std::string(logfile) + "'.\n Please report this to https://bugs.openmw.org !";
         SDL_ShowSimpleMessageBox(0, "Fatal Error", message.c_str(), NULL);
     }
     exit(0);