1 files changed, 4 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/mkinitcpio b/mkinitcpio
index b55648a..c22cc2d 100644
--- a/mkinitcpio
+++ b/mkinitcpio
@@ -87,8 +87,7 @@ MODULEDIR="${BASEDIR}/lib/modules/${KERNELVERSION}"
 
 if [ "x${BASEDIR}" != "x" ]; then
     if [ "${BASEDIR:0:1}" != "/" ]; then
-        echo "base directory '${BASEDIR}' must be an absolute path"
-        exit 1
+        BASEDIR="$(pwd)/${BASEDIR}"
     elif [ ! -d "${BASEDIR}" ]; then
         echo "base directory '${BASEDIR}' does not exist or is not a directory"
         exit 1
@@ -116,6 +115,9 @@ else
     touch "${FILELIST}"
 fi
 
+BASEDIR=$(echo ${BASEDIR} | tr -s /)
+MODULEDIR=$(echo ${MODULEDIR} | tr -s /)
+
 source "${FUNCTIONS}"
 
 if [ "${SHOW_AUTOMODS}" = "y" ]; then