diff --git a/src/node.js b/src/node.js
index 2833a03f26..752a2a3cc9 100644
--- a/src/node.js
+++ b/src/node.js
@@ -342,7 +342,7 @@ function loadModule (request, parent) {
   debug("loadModule REQUEST  " + JSON.stringify(request) + " parent: " + JSON.stringify(parent));
 
   var id, paths;
-  if (request.charAt(0) == "." && request.charAt(1) == "/") {
+  if (request.charAt(0) == "." && (request.charAt(1) == "/" || request.charAt(1) == ".")) {
     // Relative request
     id = path.join(path.dirname(parent.id), request);
     paths = [path.dirname(parent.filename)];
diff --git a/test/mjsunit/test-module-loading.js b/test/mjsunit/test-module-loading.js
index 769c1b45ab..7670837985 100644
--- a/test/mjsunit/test-module-loading.js
+++ b/test/mjsunit/test-module-loading.js
@@ -5,7 +5,10 @@ debug("load test-module-loading.js");
 var a = require("./fixtures/a");
 var d = require("./fixtures/b/d");
 var d2 = require("./fixtures/b/d");
+// Absolute
 var d3 = require(require('path').dirname(__filename)+"/fixtures/b/d");
+// Relative
+var d4 = require("../mjsunit/fixtures/b/d");
 
 assertFalse(false, "testing the test program.");
 
@@ -27,6 +30,9 @@ assertEquals("D", d2.D());
 assertInstanceof(d3.D, Function);
 assertEquals("D", d3.D());
 
+assertInstanceof(d4.D, Function);
+assertEquals("D", d4.D());
+
 process.addListener("exit", function () {
   assertInstanceof(a.A, Function);
   assertEquals("A done", a.A());