diff --git a/src/Symfony/Component/DependencyInjection/Dumper/PhpDumper.php b/src/Symfony/Component/DependencyInjection/Dumper/PhpDumper.php
index 4f2c4a15cb1af..a92e11e503c49 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Component/DependencyInjection/Dumper/PhpDumper.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Component/DependencyInjection/Dumper/PhpDumper.php
@@ -241,7 +241,7 @@ public function dump(array $options = array())
     'container.build_hash' => '$hash',
     'container.build_id' => '$id',
     'container.build_time' => $time,
-));
+), __DIR__.\\DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR.'Container{$hash}');
 
 EOF;
         } else {
@@ -789,7 +789,7 @@ protected function {$methodName}($lazyInitialization)
         }
 
         if ($this->getProxyDumper()->isProxyCandidate($definition)) {
-            $factoryCode = $asFile ? "\$this->load(__DIR__.'/%s.php', false)" : '$this->%s(false)';
+            $factoryCode = $asFile ? "\$this->load('%s.php', false)" : '$this->%s(false)';
             $code .= $this->getProxyDumper()->getProxyFactoryCode($definition, $id, sprintf($factoryCode, $methodName));
         }
 
@@ -963,7 +963,7 @@ public function __construct()
 
 EOF;
         if (null !== $this->targetDirRegex) {
-            $dir = $this->asFiles ? '$this->targetDirs[0] = \\dirname(__DIR__)' : '__DIR__';
+            $dir = $this->asFiles ? '$this->targetDirs[0] = \\dirname($containerDir)' : '__DIR__';
             $code .= <<<EOF
         \$dir = {$dir};
         for (\$i = 1; \$i <= {$this->targetDirMaxMatches}; ++\$i) {
@@ -973,9 +973,10 @@ public function __construct()
 EOF;
         }
         if ($this->asFiles) {
-            $code = str_replace('$parameters', "\$buildParameters;\n    private \$parameters", $code);
-            $code = str_replace('__construct()', '__construct(array $buildParameters = array())', $code);
+            $code = str_replace('$parameters', "\$buildParameters;\n    private \$containerDir;\n    private \$parameters", $code);
+            $code = str_replace('__construct()', '__construct(array $buildParameters = array(), $containerDir = __DIR__)', $code);
             $code .= "        \$this->buildParameters = \$buildParameters;\n";
+            $code .= "        \$this->containerDir = \$containerDir;\n";
         }
 
         if ($this->container->isCompiled()) {
@@ -1042,7 +1043,7 @@ public function isFrozen()
 
     protected function load(\$file, \$lazyLoad = true)
     {
-        return require \$file;
+        return require \$this->containerDir.\\DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR.\$file;
     }
 
 EOF;
@@ -1054,7 +1055,7 @@ protected function load(\$file, \$lazyLoad = true)
                 continue;
             }
             if ($this->asFiles) {
-                $proxyLoader = '$this->load(__DIR__."/{$class}.php")';
+                $proxyLoader = '$this->load("{$class}.php")';
             } elseif ($this->namespace) {
                 $proxyLoader = 'class_alias("'.$this->namespace.'\\\\{$class}", $class, false)';
             } else {
@@ -1126,7 +1127,7 @@ private function addRemovedIds()
             return '';
         }
         if ($this->asFiles) {
-            $code = "require __DIR__.'/removed-ids.php'";
+            $code = "require \$this->containerDir.\\DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR.'removed-ids.php'";
         } else {
             $code = '';
             $ids = array_keys($ids);
@@ -1179,7 +1180,7 @@ private function addFileMap()
         ksort($definitions);
         foreach ($definitions as $id => $definition) {
             if (!$definition->isSynthetic() && $definition->isShared() && !$this->isHotPath($definition)) {
-                $code .= sprintf("            %s => __DIR__.'/%s.php',\n", $this->doExport($id), $this->generateMethodName($id));
+                $code .= sprintf("            %s => '%s.php',\n", $this->doExport($id), $this->generateMethodName($id));
             }
         }
 
@@ -1901,7 +1902,7 @@ private function getServiceCall($id, Reference $reference = null)
                     $code = sprintf('$this->services[\'%s\'] = %s', $id, $code);
                 }
             } elseif ($this->asFiles && $definition->isShared() && !$this->isHotPath($definition)) {
-                $code = sprintf("\$this->load(__DIR__.'/%s.php')", $this->generateMethodName($id));
+                $code = sprintf("\$this->load('%s.php')", $this->generateMethodName($id));
             } else {
                 $code = sprintf('$this->%s()', $this->generateMethodName($id));
             }
@@ -2043,7 +2044,7 @@ private function export($value)
             $prefix = $matches[0][1] ? $this->doExport(substr($value, 0, $matches[0][1]), true).'.' : '';
             $suffix = $matches[0][1] + strlen($matches[0][0]);
             $suffix = isset($value[$suffix]) ? '.'.$this->doExport(substr($value, $suffix), true) : '';
-            $dirname = '__DIR__';
+            $dirname = $this->asFiles ? '$this->containerDir' : '__DIR__';
             $offset = 1 + $this->targetDirMaxMatches - count($matches);
 
             if ($this->asFiles || 0 < $offset) {
diff --git a/src/Symfony/Component/DependencyInjection/Tests/Fixtures/php/services9_as_files.txt b/src/Symfony/Component/DependencyInjection/Tests/Fixtures/php/services9_as_files.txt
index 19e538b1846e5..fa89e04949bde 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Component/DependencyInjection/Tests/Fixtures/php/services9_as_files.txt
+++ b/src/Symfony/Component/DependencyInjection/Tests/Fixtures/php/services9_as_files.txt
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ use Symfony\Component\DependencyInjection\Argument\RewindableGenerator;
 
 $this->services['baz'] = $instance = new \Baz();
 
-$instance->setFoo(${($_ = isset($this->services['foo_with_inline']) ? $this->services['foo_with_inline'] : $this->load(__DIR__.'/getFooWithInlineService.php')) && false ?: '_'});
+$instance->setFoo(${($_ = isset($this->services['foo_with_inline']) ? $this->services['foo_with_inline'] : $this->load('getFooWithInlineService.php')) && false ?: '_'});
 
 return $instance;
 
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ use Symfony\Component\DependencyInjection\Argument\RewindableGenerator;
 $this->services['configured_service'] = $instance = new \stdClass();
 
 $a = new \ConfClass();
-$a->setFoo(${($_ = isset($this->services['baz']) ? $this->services['baz'] : $this->load(__DIR__.'/getBazService.php')) && false ?: '_'});
+$a->setFoo(${($_ = isset($this->services['baz']) ? $this->services['baz'] : $this->load('getBazService.php')) && false ?: '_'});
 
 $a->configureStdClass($instance);
 
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ use Symfony\Component\DependencyInjection\Argument\RewindableGenerator;
 // This file has been auto-generated by the Symfony Dependency Injection Component for internal use.
 // Returns the public 'factory_service' shared service.
 
-return $this->services['factory_service'] = ${($_ = isset($this->services['foo.baz']) ? $this->services['foo.baz'] : $this->load(__DIR__.'/getFoo_BazService.php')) && false ?: '_'}->getInstance();
+return $this->services['factory_service'] = ${($_ = isset($this->services['foo.baz']) ? $this->services['foo.baz'] : $this->load('getFoo_BazService.php')) && false ?: '_'}->getInstance();
 
     [Container%s/getFactoryServiceSimpleService.php] => <?php
 
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ use Symfony\Component\DependencyInjection\Argument\RewindableGenerator;
 // This file has been auto-generated by the Symfony Dependency Injection Component for internal use.
 // Returns the public 'factory_service_simple' shared service.
 
-return $this->services['factory_service_simple'] = ${($_ = isset($this->services['factory_simple']) ? $this->services['factory_simple'] : $this->load(__DIR__.'/getFactorySimpleService.php')) && false ?: '_'}->getInstance();
+return $this->services['factory_service_simple'] = ${($_ = isset($this->services['factory_simple']) ? $this->services['factory_simple'] : $this->load('getFactorySimpleService.php')) && false ?: '_'}->getInstance();
 
     [Container%s/getFactorySimpleService.php] => <?php
 
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ use Symfony\Component\DependencyInjection\Argument\RewindableGenerator;
 // This file has been auto-generated by the Symfony Dependency Injection Component for internal use.
 // Returns the public 'foo' shared service.
 
-$a = ${($_ = isset($this->services['foo.baz']) ? $this->services['foo.baz'] : $this->load(__DIR__.'/getFoo_BazService.php')) && false ?: '_'};
+$a = ${($_ = isset($this->services['foo.baz']) ? $this->services['foo.baz'] : $this->load('getFoo_BazService.php')) && false ?: '_'};
 
 $this->services['foo'] = $instance = \Bar\FooClass::getInstance('foo', $a, array('bar' => 'foo is bar', 'foobar' => 'bar'), true, $this);
 
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ $this->services['foo_with_inline'] = $instance = new \Foo();
 $a = new \Bar();
 
 $a->pub = 'pub';
-$a->setBaz(${($_ = isset($this->services['baz']) ? $this->services['baz'] : $this->load(__DIR__.'/getBazService.php')) && false ?: '_'});
+$a->setBaz(${($_ = isset($this->services['baz']) ? $this->services['baz'] : $this->load('getBazService.php')) && false ?: '_'});
 
 $instance->setBar($a);
 
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ use Symfony\Component\DependencyInjection\Argument\RewindableGenerator;
 // Returns the public 'lazy_context' shared service.
 
 return $this->services['lazy_context'] = new \LazyContext(new RewindableGenerator(function () {
-    yield 'k1' => ${($_ = isset($this->services['foo.baz']) ? $this->services['foo.baz'] : $this->load(__DIR__.'/getFoo_BazService.php')) && false ?: '_'};
+    yield 'k1' => ${($_ = isset($this->services['foo.baz']) ? $this->services['foo.baz'] : $this->load('getFoo_BazService.php')) && false ?: '_'};
     yield 'k2' => $this;
 }, 2), new RewindableGenerator(function () {
     return new \EmptyIterator();
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ use Symfony\Component\DependencyInjection\Argument\RewindableGenerator;
 // Returns the public 'lazy_context_ignore_invalid_ref' shared service.
 
 return $this->services['lazy_context_ignore_invalid_ref'] = new \LazyContext(new RewindableGenerator(function () {
-    yield 0 => ${($_ = isset($this->services['foo.baz']) ? $this->services['foo.baz'] : $this->load(__DIR__.'/getFoo_BazService.php')) && false ?: '_'};
+    yield 0 => ${($_ = isset($this->services['foo.baz']) ? $this->services['foo.baz'] : $this->load('getFoo_BazService.php')) && false ?: '_'};
 }, 1), new RewindableGenerator(function () {
     return new \EmptyIterator();
 }, 0));
@@ -204,9 +204,9 @@ include_once ($this->targetDirs[0].'/Fixtures/includes/foo.php');
 
 $this->services['method_call1'] = $instance = new \Bar\FooClass();
 
-$instance->setBar(${($_ = isset($this->services['foo']) ? $this->services['foo'] : $this->load(__DIR__.'/getFooService.php')) && false ?: '_'});
+$instance->setBar(${($_ = isset($this->services['foo']) ? $this->services['foo'] : $this->load('getFooService.php')) && false ?: '_'});
 $instance->setBar(NULL);
-$instance->setBar((${($_ = isset($this->services['foo']) ? $this->services['foo'] : $this->load(__DIR__.'/getFooService.php')) && false ?: '_'}->foo() . (($this->hasParameter("foo")) ? ($this->getParameter("foo")) : ("default"))));
+$instance->setBar((${($_ = isset($this->services['foo']) ? $this->services['foo'] : $this->load('getFooService.php')) && false ?: '_'}->foo() . (($this->hasParameter("foo")) ? ($this->getParameter("foo")) : ("default"))));
 
 return $instance;
 
@@ -243,7 +243,7 @@ use Symfony\Component\DependencyInjection\Argument\RewindableGenerator;
 // Returns the public 'tagged_iterator' shared service.
 
 return $this->services['tagged_iterator'] = new \Bar(new RewindableGenerator(function () {
-    yield 0 => ${($_ = isset($this->services['foo']) ? $this->services['foo'] : $this->load(__DIR__.'/getFooService.php')) && false ?: '_'};
+    yield 0 => ${($_ = isset($this->services['foo']) ? $this->services['foo'] : $this->load('getFooService.php')) && false ?: '_'};
     yield 1 => ${($_ = isset($this->services['tagged_iterator_foo']) ? $this->services['tagged_iterator_foo'] : $this->services['tagged_iterator_foo'] = new \Bar()) && false ?: '_'};
 }, 2));
 
@@ -277,16 +277,18 @@ use Symfony\Component\DependencyInjection\ParameterBag\FrozenParameterBag;
 class ProjectServiceContainer extends Container
 {
     private $buildParameters;
+    private $containerDir;
     private $parameters;
     private $targetDirs = array();
 
-    public function __construct(array $buildParameters = array())
+    public function __construct(array $buildParameters = array(), $containerDir = __DIR__)
     {
-        $dir = $this->targetDirs[0] = \dirname(__DIR__);
+        $dir = $this->targetDirs[0] = \dirname($containerDir);
         for ($i = 1; $i <= 5; ++$i) {
             $this->targetDirs[$i] = $dir = \dirname($dir);
         }
         $this->buildParameters = $buildParameters;
+        $this->containerDir = $containerDir;
         $this->parameters = $this->getDefaultParameters();
 
         $this->services = array();
@@ -298,25 +300,25 @@ class ProjectServiceContainer extends Container
             'foo_bar' => 'getFooBarService',
         );
         $this->fileMap = array(
-            'baz' => __DIR__.'/getBazService.php',
-            'configured_service' => __DIR__.'/getConfiguredServiceService.php',
-            'configured_service_simple' => __DIR__.'/getConfiguredServiceSimpleService.php',
-            'decorator_service' => __DIR__.'/getDecoratorServiceService.php',
-            'decorator_service_with_name' => __DIR__.'/getDecoratorServiceWithNameService.php',
-            'deprecated_service' => __DIR__.'/getDeprecatedServiceService.php',
-            'factory_service' => __DIR__.'/getFactoryServiceService.php',
-            'factory_service_simple' => __DIR__.'/getFactoryServiceSimpleService.php',
-            'factory_simple' => __DIR__.'/getFactorySimpleService.php',
-            'foo' => __DIR__.'/getFooService.php',
-            'foo.baz' => __DIR__.'/getFoo_BazService.php',
-            'foo_with_inline' => __DIR__.'/getFooWithInlineService.php',
-            'lazy_context' => __DIR__.'/getLazyContextService.php',
-            'lazy_context_ignore_invalid_ref' => __DIR__.'/getLazyContextIgnoreInvalidRefService.php',
-            'method_call1' => __DIR__.'/getMethodCall1Service.php',
-            'new_factory_service' => __DIR__.'/getNewFactoryServiceService.php',
-            'service_from_static_method' => __DIR__.'/getServiceFromStaticMethodService.php',
-            'tagged_iterator' => __DIR__.'/getTaggedIteratorService.php',
-            'tagged_iterator_foo' => __DIR__.'/getTaggedIteratorFooService.php',
+            'baz' => 'getBazService.php',
+            'configured_service' => 'getConfiguredServiceService.php',
+            'configured_service_simple' => 'getConfiguredServiceSimpleService.php',
+            'decorator_service' => 'getDecoratorServiceService.php',
+            'decorator_service_with_name' => 'getDecoratorServiceWithNameService.php',
+            'deprecated_service' => 'getDeprecatedServiceService.php',
+            'factory_service' => 'getFactoryServiceService.php',
+            'factory_service_simple' => 'getFactoryServiceSimpleService.php',
+            'factory_simple' => 'getFactorySimpleService.php',
+            'foo' => 'getFooService.php',
+            'foo.baz' => 'getFoo_BazService.php',
+            'foo_with_inline' => 'getFooWithInlineService.php',
+            'lazy_context' => 'getLazyContextService.php',
+            'lazy_context_ignore_invalid_ref' => 'getLazyContextIgnoreInvalidRefService.php',
+            'method_call1' => 'getMethodCall1Service.php',
+            'new_factory_service' => 'getNewFactoryServiceService.php',
+            'service_from_static_method' => 'getServiceFromStaticMethodService.php',
+            'tagged_iterator' => 'getTaggedIteratorService.php',
+            'tagged_iterator_foo' => 'getTaggedIteratorFooService.php',
         );
         $this->privates = array(
             'factory_simple' => true,
@@ -331,7 +333,7 @@ class ProjectServiceContainer extends Container
 
     public function getRemovedIds()
     {
-        return require __DIR__.'/removed-ids.php';
+        return require $this->containerDir.\DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR.'removed-ids.php';
     }
 
     public function compile()
@@ -353,7 +355,7 @@ class ProjectServiceContainer extends Container
 
     protected function load($file, $lazyLoad = true)
     {
-        return require $file;
+        return require $this->containerDir.\DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR.$file;
     }
 
     /**
@@ -363,7 +365,7 @@ class ProjectServiceContainer extends Container
      */
     protected function getBarService()
     {
-        $a = ${($_ = isset($this->services['foo.baz']) ? $this->services['foo.baz'] : $this->load(__DIR__.'/getFoo_BazService.php')) && false ?: '_'};
+        $a = ${($_ = isset($this->services['foo.baz']) ? $this->services['foo.baz'] : $this->load('getFoo_BazService.php')) && false ?: '_'};
 
         $this->services['bar'] = $instance = new \Bar\FooClass('foo', $a, $this->getParameter('foo_bar'));
 
@@ -379,7 +381,7 @@ class ProjectServiceContainer extends Container
      */
     protected function getFooBarService()
     {
-        return new \Bar\FooClass(${($_ = isset($this->services['deprecated_service']) ? $this->services['deprecated_service'] : $this->load(__DIR__.'/getDeprecatedServiceService.php')) && false ?: '_'});
+        return new \Bar\FooClass(${($_ = isset($this->services['deprecated_service']) ? $this->services['deprecated_service'] : $this->load('getDeprecatedServiceService.php')) && false ?: '_'});
     }
 
     public function getParameter($name)
@@ -502,6 +504,6 @@ return new \Container%s\ProjectServiceContainer(array(
     'container.build_hash' => '%s',
     'container.build_id' => '%s',
     'container.build_time' => %d,
-));
+), __DIR__.\DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR.'Container%s');
 
 )