1 files changed, 1 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/lib-src/etags.c b/lib-src/etags.c
index 77975c625aa..8463e01443e 100644
--- a/lib-src/etags.c
+++ b/lib-src/etags.c
@@ -4425,7 +4425,7 @@ absolute_filename (file, cwd)
               cp = slashp;
               do
                 cp--;
-              while (cp >= res && *cp != '/');
+              while (cp >= res && !absolutefn (cp));
               if (*cp == '/')
                 {
                   strcpy (cp, slashp + 3);