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diff --git a/adu.c b/adu.c
index 68a48de..7d8c9ab 100644
--- a/adu.c
+++ b/adu.c
@@ -259,6 +259,27 @@ static void print_complete_help_and_die(void)
 	exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
 }
 
+static void get_database_dir_or_die(void)
+{
+	char *tmp;
+
+	if (conf.database_dir_given)
+		tmp = adu_strdup(conf.database_dir_arg);
+	else
+		tmp = make_message("%s%s",
+			conf.database_root_arg, conf.base_dir_arg);
+	/*
+	 * As we change the cwd during database creation, database_dir
+	 * must be an absolute path.
+	 */
+	database_dir = absolute_path(tmp);
+	free(tmp);
+	if (database_dir)
+		return;
+	EMERG_LOG("failed to get absolute path of database dir\n");
+	exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
+}
+
 /**
  * The main function of adu.
  *
@@ -300,12 +321,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
 	ret = init_signals();
 	if (ret < 0)
 		goto out;
-	ret = -E_SYNTAX;
-	if (conf.database_dir_given)
-		database_dir = adu_strdup(conf.database_dir_arg);
-	else
-		database_dir = make_message("%s%s",
-			conf.database_root_arg, conf.base_dir_arg);
+	get_database_dir_or_die();
 	if (conf.select_given)
 		ret = com_select();
 	else if (conf.create_given)