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diff --git a/source/fs/path.cpp b/source/fs/path.cpp
index 0e86600..1181b92 100644
--- a/source/fs/path.cpp
+++ b/source/fs/path.cpp
@@ -133,11 +133,21 @@ void Path::add_component(const string &comp)
 				path += DIRSEP;
 				path += comp;
 			}
-			else if(separators.empty())
+			else if(start==0)
+			{
+				/* Removing the last component of a relative path results in the
+				current directory */
 				path = ".";
+			}
+			else if(start==1)
+			{
+				/* Removing the last component of an absolute path results in the
+				root directory */
+				path.erase(start, string::npos);
+			}
 			else
 			{
-				// Otherwise, erase the last component
+				// Otherwise, erase the last component and its separator
 				path.erase(separators.back(), string::npos);
 				separators.pop_back();
 			}