diff --git a/rpmio/macro.c b/rpmio/macro.c
index f9d3306..3f83821 100644
--- a/rpmio/macro.c
+++ b/rpmio/macro.c
@@ -1885,7 +1885,7 @@ char *rpmCleanPath(char * path)
 		/*@switchbreak@*/ break;
 	    }
 	    /* Trim embedded ./ , trailing /. */
-	    if ((t[-1] == '/' && s[1] == '\0') || (t != path && s[1] == '/')) {
+	    if ((t[-1] == '/' && s[1] == '\0') || (t > path && t[-1] == '/' && s[1] == '/')) {
 		s++;
 		continue;
 	    }