diff --git a/clang/lib/Basic/VirtualFileSystem.cpp b/clang/lib/Basic/VirtualFileSystem.cpp
index 50fcb22faf53..9e13bf7cd543 100644
--- a/clang/lib/Basic/VirtualFileSystem.cpp
+++ b/clang/lib/Basic/VirtualFileSystem.cpp
@@ -27,13 +27,6 @@
 #include <memory>
 #include <utility>
 
-// For chdir.
-#ifdef LLVM_ON_WIN32
-#  include <direct.h>
-#else
-#  include <unistd.h>
-#endif
-
 using namespace clang;
 using namespace clang::vfs;
 using namespace llvm;
@@ -235,11 +228,7 @@ std::error_code RealFileSystem::setCurrentWorkingDirectory(const Twine &Path) {
   // difference for example on network filesystems, where symlinks might be
   // switched during runtime of the tool. Fixing this depends on having a
   // file system abstraction that allows openat() style interactions.
-  SmallString<256> Storage;
-  StringRef Dir = Path.toNullTerminatedStringRef(Storage);
-  if (int Err = ::chdir(Dir.data()))
-    return std::error_code(Err, std::generic_category());
-  return std::error_code();
+  return llvm::sys::fs::set_current_path(Path);
 }
 
 IntrusiveRefCntPtr<FileSystem> vfs::getRealFileSystem() {