diff --git a/plugins/last-working-dir/last-working-dir.plugin.zsh b/plugins/last-working-dir/last-working-dir.plugin.zsh
index 905a02a70..684972cc1 100644
--- a/plugins/last-working-dir/last-working-dir.plugin.zsh
+++ b/plugins/last-working-dir/last-working-dir.plugin.zsh
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ chpwd_last_working_dir() {
   [[ "$ZSH_SUBSHELL" -eq 0 ]] || return 0
   # Add ".$SSH_USER" suffix to cache file if $SSH_USER is set and non-empty
   local cache_file="$ZSH_CACHE_DIR/last-working-dir${SSH_USER:+.$SSH_USER}"
-  pwd >| "$cache_file"
+  builtin pwd >| "$cache_file"
 }
 
 # Changes directory to the last working directory