diff --git a/meta/classes/package.bbclass b/meta/classes/package.bbclass
index 8e07168..ee18488 100644
--- a/meta/classes/package.bbclass
+++ b/meta/classes/package.bbclass
@@ -980,6 +980,8 @@ python populate_packages () {
                 file.replace("//", "/")
             if os.path.isabs(file):
                 file = '.' + file
+            if not file.startswith("./")
+                file = './' + file
             if not os.path.islink(file):
                 if os.path.isdir(file):
                     newfiles =  [ os.path.join(file,x) for x in os.listdir(file) ]