diff --git a/lib/checksrc.pl b/lib/checksrc.pl
index c1056d26c1da666074444cbf3d8237403d07ddf1..99bbc74d00c7172c7add5e8799b8426454a1b68f 100755
--- a/lib/checksrc.pl
+++ b/lib/checksrc.pl
@@ -79,9 +79,10 @@ if(!$file) {
 }
 
 do {
-
     if($file ne "$wlist") {
-        scanfile("$dir/$file");
+        my $fullname = $file;
+        $fullname = "$dir/$file" if $fullname !~ '^/';
+        scanfile($fullname);
     }
     $file = shift @ARGV;