diff --git a/src/main.c b/src/main.c
index 91ef66d..dc7b702 100644
--- a/src/main.c
+++ b/src/main.c
@@ -959,6 +959,9 @@
     no_wait_return = FALSE;
     starting = 0;
 
+    /* 'autochdir' has been postponed */
+    DO_AUTOCHDIR
+
 #ifdef FEAT_TERMRESPONSE
     /* Requesting the termresponse is postponed until here, so that a "-c q"
      * argument doesn't make it appear in the shell Vim was started from. */