1 files changed, 2 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/dh_install b/dh_install
index 624c88b0..47c00db2 100755
--- a/dh_install
+++ b/dh_install
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ dh_install - install files into package build directories
 use strict;
 use File::Find;
 use Debian::Debhelper::Dh_Lib;
+use Cwd q{abs_path};
 
 =head1 SYNOPSIS
 
@@ -175,7 +176,7 @@ foreach my $package (@{$dh{DOPACKAGES}}) {
 			}
 			
 			if (-d $src && $exclude) {
-				my ($dir_basename) = basename($src);
+				my ($dir_basename) = basename(abs_path($src));
 				# Pity there's no cp --exclude ..
 				my $pwd=`pwd`;
 				chomp $pwd;