diff --git a/basepath.go b/basepath.go
index 616ff8f..fe12f97 100644
--- a/basepath.go
+++ b/basepath.go
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ func (b *BasePathFs) RealPath(name string) (path string, err error) {
 
 	bpath := filepath.Clean(b.path)
 	path = filepath.Clean(filepath.Join(bpath, name))
-	if !strings.HasPrefix(path, bpath) {
+	if bpath != "." && !strings.HasPrefix(path, bpath) {
 		return name, os.ErrNotExist
 	}