diff --git a/src/Common/unix/FileStream_unix.cpp b/src/Common/unix/FileStream_unix.cpp
index 0e9f1189..33ce5f10 100644
--- a/src/Common/unix/FileStream_unix.cpp
+++ b/src/Common/unix/FileStream_unix.cpp
@@ -7,6 +7,9 @@ fs::path findPathCI(const fs::path& path)
 
 	fs::path fName = path.filename();
 	fs::path parentPath = path.parent_path();
+	if (parentPath.empty())
+		return path;
+
 	if (!fs::exists(parentPath))
 	{
 		auto CIParent = findPathCI(parentPath);