diff --git a/generator/generator_tool/generator_tool.cpp b/generator/generator_tool/generator_tool.cpp
index f3867fa5dc..9a00c1677a 100644
--- a/generator/generator_tool/generator_tool.cpp
+++ b/generator/generator_tool/generator_tool.cpp
@@ -52,15 +52,15 @@
 
 namespace
 {
-std::string GetDataPathText() noexcept
+char const * GetDataPathHelp()
 {
-  return std::string(
-             "Directory where the generated mwms are put into. Also used as the path for helper "
-             "functions, such as those that calculate statistics and regenerate sections. ") +
-         Platform::GetWorkingDirectory() + "/../../data'.";
+  static std::string const kHelp =
+      "Directory where the generated mwms are put into. Also used as the path for helper "
+      "functions, such as those that calculate statistics and regenerate sections. "
+      "Default: " +
+      Platform::GetCurrentWorkingDirectory() + "/../../data'.";
+  return kHelp.c_str();
 }
-
-string const gDataPathText = GetDataPathText();
 }  // namespace
 
 // Coastlines.
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ DEFINE_bool(emit_coasts, false,
 // Generator settings and paths.
 DEFINE_string(osm_file_name, "", "Input osm area file.");
 DEFINE_string(osm_file_type, "xml", "Input osm area file type [xml, o5m].");
-DEFINE_string(data_path, "", (gDataPathText.c_str()));
+DEFINE_string(data_path, "", GetDataPathHelp());
 DEFINE_string(user_resource_path, "", "User defined resource path for classificator.txt and etc.");
 DEFINE_string(intermediate_data_path, "", "Path to stored nodes, ways, relations.");
 DEFINE_string(output, "", "File name for process (without 'mwm' ext).");
diff --git a/platform/platform.hpp b/platform/platform.hpp
index 22cd8ff594..edbf6dd9d5 100644
--- a/platform/platform.hpp
+++ b/platform/platform.hpp
@@ -121,7 +121,9 @@ public:
 
   /// @return true if we can create custom texture allocator in drape
   static bool IsCustomTextureAllocatorSupported();
-  static string GetWorkingDirectory() noexcept;
+  /// @returns path to current working directory.
+  /// @note In case of an error returns an empty string.
+  static string GetCurrentWorkingDirectory() noexcept;
   /// @return always the same writable dir for current user with slash at the end
   string WritableDir() const { return m_writableDir; }
   /// Set writable dir — use for testing and linux stuff only
diff --git a/platform/platform_unix_impl.cpp b/platform/platform_unix_impl.cpp
index de46bec318..923aae36b0 100644
--- a/platform/platform_unix_impl.cpp
+++ b/platform/platform_unix_impl.cpp
@@ -156,17 +156,17 @@ bool Platform::IsFileExistsByFullPath(string const & filePath)
 void Platform::DisableBackupForFile(string const & filePath) {}
 
 // static
-string Platform::GetWorkingDirectory() noexcept
-{
-  char path[PATH_MAX];
-  char const * const answer = getcwd(path, PATH_MAX);
-  if (answer == nullptr)
-    return {};
-  return answer;
-}
+bool Platform::IsCustomTextureAllocatorSupported() { return true; }
 
 // static
-bool Platform::IsCustomTextureAllocatorSupported() { return true; }
+string Platform::GetCurrentWorkingDirectory() noexcept
+{
+  char path[PATH_MAX];
+  char const * const dir = getcwd(path, PATH_MAX);
+  if (dir == nullptr)
+    return {};
+  return dir;
+}
 
 bool Platform::IsDirectoryEmpty(string const & directory)
 {
diff --git a/platform/platform_win.cpp b/platform/platform_win.cpp
index 4055f5ef41..1f14201014 100644
--- a/platform/platform_win.cpp
+++ b/platform/platform_win.cpp
@@ -99,13 +99,13 @@ bool Platform::IsFileExistsByFullPath(string const & filePath)
 void Platform::DisableBackupForFile(string const & filePath) {}
 
 // static
-string Platform::GetWorkingDirectory() noexcept
+string Platform::GetCurrentWorkingDirectory() noexcept
 {
   char path[PATH_MAX];
-  char const * const answer = getcwd(path, PATH_MAX);
-  if (answer == nullptr)
+  char const * const dir = getcwd(path, PATH_MAX);
+  if (dir == nullptr)
     return {};
-  return answer;
+  return dir;
 }
 
 // static