diff --git a/elf/linker-script.cc b/elf/linker-script.cc
index ef13d6a844..2b5e098379 100644
--- a/elf/linker-script.cc
+++ b/elf/linker-script.cc
@@ -170,6 +170,11 @@ static MappedFile<Context<E>> *resolve_path(Context<E> &ctx, std::string_view to
   if (str.starts_with("-l"))
     return find_library(ctx, str.substr(2));
 
+  if (!str.starts_with('/'))
+    if (MappedFile<Context<E>> *mf =
+        open_library(ctx, path_clean(ctx.script_file->name + "/../" + str)))
+      return mf;
+
   if (MappedFile<Context<E>> *mf = open_library(ctx, str))
     return mf;
 
diff --git a/test/elf/linker-script5.sh b/test/elf/linker-script5.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000..f31b29b5aa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/elf/linker-script5.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+. $(dirname $0)/common.inc
+
+mkdir -p $t/foo
+
+cat <<EOF | $CC -o $t/foo/a.o -c -xc -
+int main() {}
+EOF
+
+cat <<EOF > $t/foo/b.script
+INPUT(a.o)
+EOF
+
+$CC -B. -o $t/exe $t/foo/b.script