diff --git a/src/Common/unix/FileStream_unix.cpp b/src/Common/unix/FileStream_unix.cpp
index 33ce5f10..e7b6cf7b 100644
--- a/src/Common/unix/FileStream_unix.cpp
+++ b/src/Common/unix/FileStream_unix.cpp
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ fs::path findPathCI(const fs::path& path)
 	fs::path fName = path.filename();
 	fs::path parentPath = path.parent_path();
 	if (parentPath.empty())
-		return path;
+		parentPath = ".";
 
 	if (!fs::exists(parentPath))
 	{