diff --git a/src/ansiblelint/file_utils.py b/src/ansiblelint/file_utils.py
index bf7ee74d17..2f84cc0766 100644
--- a/src/ansiblelint/file_utils.py
+++ b/src/ansiblelint/file_utils.py
@@ -66,6 +66,8 @@ def normpath(path: str | BasePathLike) -> str:
     # we avoid returning relative paths that end-up at root level
     if path_absolute in relpath:
         return path_absolute
+    if relpath.startswith("../"):
+        return path_absolute
     return relpath