diff --git a/src/Symfony/Component/Routing/Loader/PhpFileLoader.php b/src/Symfony/Component/Routing/Loader/PhpFileLoader.php
index d72d4de9277a..c018a69ffa18 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Component/Routing/Loader/PhpFileLoader.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Component/Routing/Loader/PhpFileLoader.php
@@ -35,9 +35,9 @@ public function load($file, $type = null)
         $loader = $this;
 
         $path = $this->locator->locate($file);
+        $this->setCurrentDir(dirname($path));
 
         $collection = include $path;
-        $this->setCurrentDir(dirname($path));
         $collection->addResource(new FileResource($path));
 
         return $collection;