diff --git a/networking/httpd.c b/networking/httpd.c
index c2d226592..f4e95768f 100644
--- a/networking/httpd.c
+++ b/networking/httpd.c
@@ -2734,11 +2734,11 @@ int httpd_main(int argc UNUSED_PARAM, char **argv)
 #if !BB_MMU
 	if (!(opt & OPT_FOREGROUND)) {
 		bb_daemonize_or_rexec(0, argv); /* don't change current directory */
+		re_execed = 0; /* for the following chdir to work */
 	}
 #endif
-
-	/* Chdir to home (unless we were re-execed for NOMMU case:
-	 * we are already in the home dir then).
+	/* Chdir to home (unless we were re_exec()ed for NOMMU case
+	 * in mini_httpd_nommu(): we are already in the home dir then).
 	 */
 	if (!re_execed)
 		xchdir(home_httpd);