diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index a8f6e059..f25814b8 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -61,8 +61,13 @@
 * config: ARGB color values now default to opaque, rather than
   transparent, when the alpha component has been left out
   ([#1526][1526]).
+* The `foot` process now changes CWD to `/` after spawning the shell
+  process. This ensures the terminal itself does not "lock" a
+  directory; for example, preventing a mount point from being
+  unmounted ([#1528][1528]).
 
 [1526]: https://codeberg.org/dnkl/foot/issues/1526
+[1528]: https://codeberg.org/dnkl/foot/issues/1528
 
 
 ### Deprecated
diff --git a/slave.c b/slave.c
index ecfce7e6..1184d0c2 100644
--- a/slave.c
+++ b/slave.c
@@ -401,6 +401,14 @@ slave_spawn(int ptmx, int argc, const char *cwd, char *const *argv,
         break;
 
     default: {
+
+        /*
+         * Don't stay in CWD, since it may be an ephemeral path. For
+         * example, it may be a mount point of, say, a thumb drive. Us
+         * keeping it open will prevent the user from unmounting it.
+         */
+        chdir("/");
+
         close(fork_pipe[1]); /* Close write end */
         LOG_DBG("slave has PID %d", pid);