diff --git a/pkg/lint/runner.go b/pkg/lint/runner.go
index f583121ed869..e8ba4ad4a46d 100644
--- a/pkg/lint/runner.go
+++ b/pkg/lint/runner.go
@@ -60,6 +60,11 @@ func NewRunner(log logutils.Log, cfg *config.Config, args []string, goenv *gouti
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to get enabled linters: %w", err)
 	}
 
+	pathShortenerProcessor, err := processors.NewPathShortener()
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
 	return &Runner{
 		Processors: []processors.Processor{
 			processors.NewCgo(goenv),
@@ -90,7 +95,7 @@ func NewRunner(log logutils.Log, cfg *config.Config, args []string, goenv *gouti
 			processors.NewMaxSameIssues(cfg.Issues.MaxSameIssues, log.Child(logutils.DebugKeyMaxSameIssues), cfg),
 			processors.NewMaxFromLinter(cfg.Issues.MaxIssuesPerLinter, log.Child(logutils.DebugKeyMaxFromLinter), cfg),
 			processors.NewSourceCode(lineCache, log.Child(logutils.DebugKeySourceCode)),
-			processors.NewPathShortener(),
+			pathShortenerProcessor,
 			processors.NewSeverity(log.Child(logutils.DebugKeySeverityRules), files, &cfg.Severity),
 
 			// The fixer still needs to see paths for the issues that are relative to the current directory.
diff --git a/pkg/result/processors/path_prettifier.go b/pkg/result/processors/path_prettifier.go
index 3c97f06a65e1..c5c27357c60f 100644
--- a/pkg/result/processors/path_prettifier.go
+++ b/pkg/result/processors/path_prettifier.go
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 package processors
 
 import (
-	"fmt"
 	"path/filepath"
 
 	"github.com/golangci/golangci-lint/pkg/fsutils"
@@ -11,16 +10,10 @@ import (
 var _ Processor = (*PathPrettifier)(nil)
 
 type PathPrettifier struct {
-	root string
 }
 
 func NewPathPrettifier() *PathPrettifier {
-	root, err := fsutils.Getwd()
-	if err != nil {
-		panic(fmt.Sprintf("Can't get working dir: %s", err))
-	}
-
-	return &PathPrettifier{root: root}
+	return &PathPrettifier{}
 }
 
 func (PathPrettifier) Name() string {
diff --git a/pkg/result/processors/path_shortener.go b/pkg/result/processors/path_shortener.go
index b161e86c2f46..ebd70eeb780d 100644
--- a/pkg/result/processors/path_shortener.go
+++ b/pkg/result/processors/path_shortener.go
@@ -14,13 +14,13 @@ type PathShortener struct {
 	wd string
 }
 
-func NewPathShortener() *PathShortener {
+func NewPathShortener() (*PathShortener, error) {
 	wd, err := fsutils.Getwd()
 	if err != nil {
-		panic(fmt.Sprintf("Can't get working dir: %s", err))
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to get working dir: %w", err)
 	}
 
-	return &PathShortener{wd: wd}
+	return &PathShortener{wd: wd}, nil
 }
 
 func (PathShortener) Name() string {