diff --git a/bake/bake_test.go b/bake/bake_test.go
index 1d8e86c2c9c..7f92842bfa9 100644
--- a/bake/bake_test.go
+++ b/bake/bake_test.go
@@ -297,9 +297,6 @@ services:
 
 	ctx := context.TODO()
 
-	cwd, err := os.Getwd()
-	require.NoError(t, err)
-
 	m, g, err := ReadTargets(ctx, []File{fp, fp2, fp3}, []string{"default"}, nil, nil)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 
@@ -308,7 +305,7 @@ services:
 
 	require.True(t, ok)
 	require.Equal(t, "Dockerfile.webapp", *m["webapp"].Dockerfile)
-	require.Equal(t, cwd, *m["webapp"].Context)
+	require.Equal(t, ".", *m["webapp"].Context)
 	require.Equal(t, ptrstr("1"), m["webapp"].Args["buildno"])
 	require.Equal(t, ptrstr("12"), m["webapp"].Args["buildno2"])
 
@@ -347,9 +344,6 @@ services:
 
 	ctx := context.TODO()
 
-	cwd, err := os.Getwd()
-	require.NoError(t, err)
-
 	m, _, err := ReadTargets(ctx, []File{fp}, []string{"web.app"}, nil, nil)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	require.Equal(t, 1, len(m))
@@ -372,7 +366,7 @@ services:
 	_, ok = m["web_app"]
 	require.True(t, ok)
 	require.Equal(t, "Dockerfile.webapp", *m["web_app"].Dockerfile)
-	require.Equal(t, cwd, *m["web_app"].Context)
+	require.Equal(t, ".", *m["web_app"].Context)
 	require.Equal(t, ptrstr("1"), m["web_app"].Args["buildno"])
 	require.Equal(t, ptrstr("12"), m["web_app"].Args["buildno2"])
 
@@ -581,9 +575,6 @@ services:
 
 	ctx := context.TODO()
 
-	cwd, err := os.Getwd()
-	require.NoError(t, err)
-
 	m, _, err := ReadTargets(ctx, []File{fp, fp2}, []string{"app1", "app2"}, nil, nil)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 
@@ -596,7 +587,7 @@ services:
 	require.Equal(t, "Dockerfile", *m["app1"].Dockerfile)
 	require.Equal(t, ".", *m["app1"].Context)
 	require.Equal(t, "Dockerfile", *m["app2"].Dockerfile)
-	require.Equal(t, cwd, *m["app2"].Context)
+	require.Equal(t, ".", *m["app2"].Context)
 }
 
 func TestReadContextFromTargetChain(t *testing.T) {
diff --git a/bake/compose_test.go b/bake/compose_test.go
index f0998555007..4ef1019b12a 100644
--- a/bake/compose_test.go
+++ b/bake/compose_test.go
@@ -49,9 +49,6 @@ secrets:
     file: /root/.aws/credentials
 `)
 
-	cwd, err := os.Getwd()
-	require.NoError(t, err)
-
 	c, err := ParseCompose([]composetypes.ConfigFile{{Content: dt}}, nil)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 
@@ -65,12 +62,12 @@ secrets:
 		return c.Targets[i].Name < c.Targets[j].Name
 	})
 	require.Equal(t, "db", c.Targets[0].Name)
-	require.Equal(t, filepath.Join(cwd, "db"), *c.Targets[0].Context)
+	require.Equal(t, "db", *c.Targets[0].Context)
 	require.Equal(t, []string{"docker.io/tonistiigi/db"}, c.Targets[0].Tags)
 
 	require.Equal(t, "webapp", c.Targets[1].Name)
-	require.Equal(t, filepath.Join(cwd, "dir"), *c.Targets[1].Context)
-	require.Equal(t, map[string]string{"foo": filepath.Join(cwd, "bar")}, c.Targets[1].Contexts)
+	require.Equal(t, "dir", *c.Targets[1].Context)
+	require.Equal(t, map[string]string{"foo": "bar"}, c.Targets[1].Contexts)
 	require.Equal(t, "Dockerfile-alternate", *c.Targets[1].Dockerfile)
 	require.Equal(t, 1, len(c.Targets[1].Args))
 	require.Equal(t, ptrstr("123"), c.Targets[1].Args["buildno"])
@@ -83,7 +80,7 @@ secrets:
 	}, c.Targets[1].Secrets)
 
 	require.Equal(t, "webapp2", c.Targets[2].Name)
-	require.Equal(t, filepath.Join(cwd, "dir"), *c.Targets[2].Context)
+	require.Equal(t, "dir", *c.Targets[2].Context)
 	require.Equal(t, "FROM alpine\n", *c.Targets[2].DockerfileInline)
 }