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diff --git a/path.c b/path.c
index 42609524a..af2716199 100644
--- a/path.c
+++ b/path.c
@@ -311,8 +311,10 @@ const char *make_absolute_path(const char *path)
 			if (last_slash) {
 				*last_slash = '\0';
 				last_elem = xstrdup(last_slash + 1);
-			} else
+			} else {
 				last_elem = xstrdup(buf);
+				*buf = '\0';
+			}
 		}
 
 		if (*buf) {