diff --git a/files/slackpkg b/files/slackpkg
index 9fc7f5d..21096eb 100644
--- a/files/slackpkg
+++ b/files/slackpkg
@@ -487,7 +487,7 @@ case "$CMD" in
 		echo -e ""
 	;;
 	file-search)
-		PATTERN=$(echo $ARG | sed -e 's/\+/\\\+/g' -e 's/\./\\\./g' -e 's/ /\|/g')
+		PATTERN=$(echo $ARG | sed -e 's/^\///g' -e 's/\+/\\\+/g' -e 's/\./\\\./g' -e 's/ /\|/g')
 		makelist $PATTERN
 
 		if [ "$LIST" = "" ]; then