diff --git a/scripts/asciidoc2html.py b/scripts/asciidoc2html.py
index 5343141c4..b031b06b0 100644
--- a/scripts/asciidoc2html.py
+++ b/scripts/asciidoc2html.py
@@ -21,11 +21,12 @@
 """Generate the html documentation based on the asciidoc files."""
 
 import os
+import os.path
 import sys
 import subprocess
 import glob
 
-sys.path.insert(0, os.getcwd())
+sys.path.insert(0, os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), os.pardir))
 
 from scripts import utils
 
diff --git a/scripts/freeze.py b/scripts/freeze.py
index 3e42b139e..577d44c98 100755
--- a/scripts/freeze.py
+++ b/scripts/freeze.py
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ import distutils
 
 import cx_Freeze as cx
 
-sys.path.insert(0, os.getcwd())
+sys.path.insert(0, os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), os.pardir))
 from scripts import setupcommon
 
 
diff --git a/scripts/run_checks.py b/scripts/run_checks.py
index 4bde6541c..ce65c87b2 100755
--- a/scripts/run_checks.py
+++ b/scripts/run_checks.py
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ import pep257
 import pkg_resources as pkg
 
 
-sys.path.insert(0, os.getcwd())
+sys.path.insert(0, os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), os.pardir))
 
 from scripts import utils
 
diff --git a/scripts/run_profile.py b/scripts/run_profile.py
index 6ab23b08c..8851a423d 100755
--- a/scripts/run_profile.py
+++ b/scripts/run_profile.py
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ import tempfile
 import subprocess
 import shutil
 
-sys.path.insert(0, os.getcwd())
+sys.path.insert(0, os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), os.pardir))
 
 import qutebrowser.qutebrowser  # pylint: disable=unused-import
 
diff --git a/scripts/segfault_test.py b/scripts/segfault_test.py
index 6b771535c..99da378ea 100755
--- a/scripts/segfault_test.py
+++ b/scripts/segfault_test.py
@@ -24,8 +24,9 @@ import os
 import signal
 import sys
 import subprocess
+import os.path
 
-sys.path.insert(0, os.getcwd())
+sys.path.insert(0, os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), os.pardir))
 
 from scripts import utils
 
diff --git a/scripts/setupcommon.py b/scripts/setupcommon.py
index 204437a99..a640f6f5a 100644
--- a/scripts/setupcommon.py
+++ b/scripts/setupcommon.py
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ import ast
 import os
 import os.path
 import subprocess
-sys.path.insert(0, os.getcwd())
+sys.path.insert(0, os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), os.pardir))
 
 
 BASEDIR = os.path.join(os.path.dirname(os.path.realpath(__file__)),
diff --git a/scripts/src2asciidoc.py b/scripts/src2asciidoc.py
index 366ffe028..8e6638b42 100755
--- a/scripts/src2asciidoc.py
+++ b/scripts/src2asciidoc.py
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ import collections
 import tempfile
 import argparse
 
-sys.path.insert(0, os.getcwd())
+sys.path.insert(0, os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), os.pardir))
 
 # We import qutebrowser.app so all @cmdutils-register decorators are run.
 import qutebrowser.app