diff --git a/.changeset/metal-clouds-fail.md b/.changeset/metal-clouds-fail.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..083984c015
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/metal-clouds-fail.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'@backstage/cli': patch
+---
+
+The file path printed by the default lint formatter is now relative to the repository root, rather than the individual package.
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/commands/lint.ts b/packages/cli/src/commands/lint.ts
index 6db17dbfc4..9b86ea06b3 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/commands/lint.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/commands/lint.ts
@@ -32,6 +32,11 @@ export default async (cmd: Command) => {
   }
 
   const formatter = await eslint.loadFormatter(cmd.format);
+
+  // This formatter uses the cwd to format file paths, so let's have that happen from the root instead
+  if (cmd.format === 'eslint-formatter-friendly') {
+    process.chdir(paths.targetRoot);
+  }
   const resultText = formatter.format(results);
 
   // If there is any feedback at all, we treat it as a lint failure. This should be