diff --git a/git-svn.perl b/git-svn.perl
index f789a6eeca..a366c891dc 100755
--- a/git-svn.perl
+++ b/git-svn.perl
@@ -643,6 +643,8 @@ sub canonicalize_path {
 	$path =~ s#/[^/]+/\.\.##g;
 	$path =~ s#/$##g;
 	$path =~ s#^\./## if $dot_slash_added;
+	$path =~ s#^/##;
+	$path =~ s#^\.$##;
 	return $path;
 }