diff --git a/reframe/frontend/executors/policies.py b/reframe/frontend/executors/policies.py
index e0a5a7cbe8..9f25692112 100644
--- a/reframe/frontend/executors/policies.py
+++ b/reframe/frontend/executors/policies.py
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
                                    RunOnlyRegressionTest)
 from reframe.frontend.executors import (ExecutionPolicy, RegressionTask,
                                         TaskEventListener, ABORT_REASONS)
+from reframe.utility.osext import change_dir
 
 
 def _get_partition_name(task, phase='run'):
@@ -41,14 +42,16 @@ def _cleanup_all(tasks, *args, **kwargs):
 
 def _print_perf(task):
     '''Get performance info of the current task.'''
-
-    perfvars = task.testcase.check.perfvalues
-    for key, info in perfvars.items():
-        name = key.split(':')[-1]
-        getlogger().info(
-            f'P: {name}: {info[0]} {info[4]} '
-            f'(r:{info[1]}, l:{info[2]}, u:{info[3]})'
-        )
+    
+    perfvars = task.testcase.check.perfvalues 
+    if perfvars:
+        with change_dir(task.testcase.check.stagedir):
+            for key, info in perfvars.items():
+                name = key.split(':')[-1]
+                getlogger().info(
+                    f'P: {name}: {info[0]} {info[4]} '
+                    f'(r:{info[1]}, l:{info[2]}, u:{info[3]})'
+                )
 
 
 class _PollController: