=== modified file 'src/io/filesystem/disk_filesystem.cc'                       
--- src/io/filesystem/disk_filesystem.cc        2010-11-03 01:04:47 +0000      
+++ src/io/filesystem/disk_filesystem.cc	2011-04-13 20:28:27 +0000
@@ -149,12 +149,18 @@
 	int32_t i, count;
 	int32_t ofs;
 
-	if (path.size())
-		buf = m_directory + '/' + path + '/' + pattern;
-	else
+	if (path.size()) {
+		if (pathIsAbsolute(path)) {
+			buf = path + '/' + pattern;
+			ofs = 0;
+		} else {
+			buf = m_directory + '/' + path + '/' + pattern;
+			ofs = m_directory.length() + 1;
+		}
+	} else {
 		buf = m_directory + '/' + pattern;
-	ofs = m_directory.length() + 1;
-
+		ofs = m_directory.length() + 1;
+	}
 	if (glob(buf.c_str(), 0, 0, &gl))
 		return 0;