diff --git a/SOURCES/0004-Pass-startdir-as-a-bind-mount.patch b/SOURCES/0004-Pass-startdir-as-a-bind-mount.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3ce23e3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/SOURCES/0004-Pass-startdir-as-a-bind-mount.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+From 7b11a7796d1fcfd14a58ea0a46c953f18d0c3066 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: Daniil Anfimov <anfimovdan@gmail.com>
+Date: Thu, 4 Sep 2025 14:23:00 +0300
+Subject: [PATCH] Pass $startdir as a bind mount
+
+---
+ abuild-3.15.0/abuild.in | 1 +
+ 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)
+
+diff --git a/abuild.in b/abuild.in
+index c33a230..f6761e5 100644
+--- a/abuild.in
++++ b/abuild.in
+@@ -2650,6 +2650,7 @@ rootbld() {
+ 		--bind "$BUILD_ROOT/tmp" /tmp \
+ 		--bind "$BUILD_ROOT/var/tmp" /var/tmp \
+ 		--bind "$REPODEST" "$REPODEST" \
++		--bind "$startdir" "$startdir" \
+ 		--hostname "build-$buildhost-$CARCH" \
+ 		--chdir "$startdir" \
+ 		--clearenv \
+--
+2.50.1
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/SPECS/abuild.spec b/SPECS/abuild.spec
index 1785c10..164cae5 100644
--- a/SPECS/abuild.spec
+++ b/SPECS/abuild.spec
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ Source2:        %{name}.tmpfiles
 Patch0:         0001-Do-not-build-docs.patch
 Patch1:         0002-Allow-running-abuild-rootbld.patch
 Patch2:         0003-Do-not-use-bwrap-clearenv.patch
+Patch3:         0004-Pass-startdir-as-a-bind-mount.patch
 
 BuildRequires:  zlib-devel
 BuildRequires:  make