diff --git a/abspath.c b/abspath.c
index c91a29cb29..91ca00f05f 100644
--- a/abspath.c
+++ b/abspath.c
@@ -108,10 +108,14 @@ const char *make_nonrelative_path(const char *path)
 		if (strlcpy(buf, path, PATH_MAX) >= PATH_MAX)
 			die("Too long path: %.*s", 60, path);
 	} else {
+		size_t len;
+		const char *fmt;
 		const char *cwd = get_pwd_cwd();
 		if (!cwd)
 			die_errno("Cannot determine the current working directory");
-		if (snprintf(buf, PATH_MAX, "%s/%s", cwd, path) >= PATH_MAX)
+		len = strlen(cwd);
+		fmt = (len > 0 && is_dir_sep(cwd[len-1])) ? "%s%s" : "%s/%s";
+		if (snprintf(buf, PATH_MAX, fmt, cwd, path) >= PATH_MAX)
 			die("Too long path: %.*s", 60, path);
 	}
 	return buf;