diff --git a/lib/util/resolveCommand.js b/lib/util/resolveCommand.js
index c46d8d7..23e0fd5 100644
--- a/lib/util/resolveCommand.js
+++ b/lib/util/resolveCommand.js
@@ -4,11 +4,22 @@ const path = require('path');
 const which = require('which');
 const pathKey = require('path-key')();
 
+let isMainThread;
+
+try {
+    isMainThread = require('worker_threads').isMainThread;
+} catch (error) {
+    // Worker threads are not supported in the current node version
+    // because of this we're always in the main thread
+    isMainThread = true;
+}
+
 function resolveCommandAttempt(parsed, withoutPathExt) {
     const cwd = process.cwd();
     const hasCustomCwd = parsed.options.cwd != null;
-    // Worker threads do not have process.chdir()
-    const shouldSwitchCwd = hasCustomCwd && process.chdir !== undefined;
+    // Worker threads do not have process.chdir() so we should only use it if
+    // we're running in the main thread
+    const shouldSwitchCwd = hasCustomCwd && isMainThread;
 
     // If a custom `cwd` was specified, we need to change the process cwd
     // because `which` will do stat calls but does not support a custom cwd