diff --git a/src/engine/shared/storage.cpp b/src/engine/shared/storage.cpp
index 6feffbeec..29cac81eb 100644
--- a/src/engine/shared/storage.cpp
+++ b/src/engine/shared/storage.cpp
@@ -280,7 +280,7 @@ public:
 			BufferSize = sizeof(aBuffer);
 		}
 
-		if(pFilename[0] == '/' || pFilename[0] == '\\' || !str_comp(pFilename, ".."))
+		if(pFilename[0] == '/' || pFilename[0] == '\\' || (pFilename[0] == '.' && pFilename[1] == '.' && (pFilename[2] == '/' || pFilename[2] == '\\')))
 		{
 			// don't escape base directory
 		}