diff --git a/android/utils/path.c b/android/utils/path.c
index 1bcdc4e..3e9d97b 100644
--- a/android/utils/path.c
+++ b/android/utils/path.c
@@ -78,8 +78,12 @@
         while (base > path && !ispathsep(base[-1]))
             base--;
 
-        if (base <= path) /* we can't go that far */
+        if (base <= path) {
+            if (end == base+1 && base[0] == '.' && levels == 1)
+                return strdup("..");
+          /* we can't go that far */
             return NULL;
+        }
 
         if (end == base+1 && base[0] == '.')
             goto Next;