diff --git a/source/dub/dub.d b/source/dub/dub.d
index 277a78a..b30a477 100644
--- a/source/dub/dub.d
+++ b/source/dub/dub.d
@@ -234,6 +234,7 @@
 
 	void createEmptyPackage(Path path)
 	{
+		if( !path.absolute() ) path = m_cwd ~ path;
 		path.normalize();
 
 		//Check to see if a target directory needs to be created