diff --git a/bitbake/lib/bb/cooker.py b/bitbake/lib/bb/cooker.py
index 8ad4922..e036efb 100644
--- a/bitbake/lib/bb/cooker.py
+++ b/bitbake/lib/bb/cooker.py
@@ -985,9 +985,10 @@ class BBCooker:
         """
         Find the .bb files which match the expression in 'buildfile'.
         """
-
-        if bf.startswith("/") or bf.startswith("../"):
+        try:
             bf = os.path.abspath(bf)
+        except:
+            pass
         filelist, masked = self.collect_bbfiles()
         try:
             os.stat(bf)