diff --git a/sysdeps/mach/hurd/fdopendir.c b/sysdeps/mach/hurd/fdopendir.c
index f15801f141..0583cdca0f 100644
--- a/sysdeps/mach/hurd/fdopendir.c
+++ b/sysdeps/mach/hurd/fdopendir.c
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ __fdopendir (int fd)
   /* Ensure that it's a directory.  */
   error_t err = HURD_FD_PORT_USE
     (d, ({
-	file_t dir = __file_name_lookup_under (port, "/",
+	file_t dir = __file_name_lookup_under (port, "./",
 					       O_DIRECTORY | O_NOTRANS, 0);;
 	if (dir != MACH_PORT_NULL)
 	  __mach_port_deallocate (__mach_task_self (), dir);