diff --git a/android/paths.go b/android/paths.go
index edc0700..6f8f7f2 100644
--- a/android/paths.go
+++ b/android/paths.go
@@ -1970,7 +1970,7 @@
 		}
 
 		path := filepath.Clean(path)
-		if path == ".." || strings.HasPrefix(path, "../") || strings.HasPrefix(path, "/") {
+		if path == ".." || strings.HasPrefix(path, "../") || i != initialEmpty && strings.HasPrefix(path, "/") {
 			return "", fmt.Errorf("Path is outside directory: %s", path)
 		}