diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 6aa1001..2fff1c8 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ RUN git clone https://github.com/martine/ninja.git && \
    cd .. && rm -rf ninja
 
 RUN echo "root:root" | chpasswd
-WORKDIR /build
+WORKDIR /work
 ENTRYPOINT ["/dockcross/entrypoint.sh"]
 
 COPY imagefiles/entrypoint.sh imagefiles/dockcross /dockcross/
diff --git a/README.rst b/README.rst
index a995f72..25526be 100644
--- a/README.rst
+++ b/README.rst
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ Features
 * Commands in the container are run as the calling user, so that any created files have the expected ownership, (i.e. not root).
 * Make variables (`CC`, `LD` etc) are set to point to the appropriate tools in the container.
 * Recent `CMake <https://cmake.org>`_ and ninja are precompiled. Toolchain files available for CMake.
-* Current directory is mounted as the container's workdir, ``/build``.
+* Current directory is mounted as the container's workdir, ``/work``.
 * Works with boot2docker on OSX and Docker for Mac beta (1.11.1-beta12).
 
 
diff --git a/imagefiles/dockcross b/imagefiles/dockcross
index 8d248ea..983696f 100755
--- a/imagefiles/dockcross
+++ b/imagefiles/dockcross
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ fi
 # Now, finally, run the command in a container
 #
 docker run -i -t --rm \
-    -v $PWD:/build \
+    -v $PWD:/work \
     $USER_IDS \
     $FINAL_ARGS \
     $FINAL_IMAGE "$@"
diff --git a/linux-arm64/Dockerfile b/linux-arm64/Dockerfile
index a7eac1c..f0100e3 100644
--- a/linux-arm64/Dockerfile
+++ b/linux-arm64/Dockerfile
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ ENV AS=/usr/bin/${CROSS_TRIPLE}-as \
     LD=/usr/bin/${CROSS_TRIPLE}-ld
 
 ENV DEFAULT_DOCKCROSS_IMAGE dockcross/linux-arm64
-WORKDIR /build
+WORKDIR /work
 
 # Note: Toolchain file support is currently in debian Experimental according to:
 # https://wiki.debian.org/CrossToolchains#In_jessie_.28Debian_8.29
diff --git a/linux-ppc64le/Dockerfile b/linux-ppc64le/Dockerfile
index 0250849..fcdebe1 100644
--- a/linux-ppc64le/Dockerfile
+++ b/linux-ppc64le/Dockerfile
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ ENV AS=/usr/bin/${CROSS_TRIPLE}-as \
     LD=/usr/bin/${CROSS_TRIPLE}-ld
 
 ENV DEFAULT_DOCKCROSS_IMAGE dockcross/linux-ppc64le
-WORKDIR /build
+WORKDIR /work
 
 # Note: Toolchain file support is currently in debian Experimental according to:
 # https://wiki.debian.org/CrossToolchains#In_jessie_.28Debian_8.29
diff --git a/windows-x64/Dockerfile b/windows-x64/Dockerfile
index ed478f0..9916dae 100644
--- a/windows-x64/Dockerfile
+++ b/windows-x64/Dockerfile
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ ENV AS=/usr/src/mxe/usr/bin/${CROSS_TRIPLE}-as \
     LD=/usr/src/mxe/usr/bin/${CROSS_TRIPLE}-ld
 
 ENV DEFAULT_DOCKCROSS_IMAGE dockcross/windows-x64
-WORKDIR /build
+WORKDIR /work
 
 ENV CMAKE_TOOLCHAIN_FILE /usr/src/mxe/usr/x86_64-w64-mingw32.static/share/cmake/mxe-conf.cmake
 RUN echo 'set(CMAKE_CROSSCOMPILING_EMULATOR "/usr/bin/wine")' >> ${CMAKE_TOOLCHAIN_FILE}
diff --git a/windows-x86/Dockerfile b/windows-x86/Dockerfile
index d66b330..ff83162 100644
--- a/windows-x86/Dockerfile
+++ b/windows-x86/Dockerfile
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ ENV AS=/usr/src/mxe/usr/bin/${CROSS_TRIPLE}-as \
     LD=/usr/src/mxe/usr/bin/${CROSS_TRIPLE}-ld
 
 ENV DEFAULT_DOCKCROSS_IMAGE dockcross/windows-x86
-WORKDIR /build
+WORKDIR /work
 
 ENV CMAKE_TOOLCHAIN_FILE /usr/src/mxe/usr/i686-w64-mingw32.static/share/cmake/mxe-conf.cmake
 RUN echo 'set(CMAKE_CROSSCOMPILING_EMULATOR "/usr/bin/wine")' >> ${CMAKE_TOOLCHAIN_FILE}