diff --git a/meta/classes/package.bbclass b/meta/classes/package.bbclass
index b06cca5..9d50a61 100644
--- a/meta/classes/package.bbclass
+++ b/meta/classes/package.bbclass
@@ -981,6 +981,8 @@ python populate_packages () {
                 file.replace("//", "/")
             if os.path.isabs(file):
                 file = '.' + file
+            if not file.startswith("./")
+                fle = './' + file
             if not os.path.islink(file):
                 if os.path.isdir(file):