diff --git a/tools/composefs-from-json.c b/tools/composefs-from-json.c
index de7ba432..d3669bb2 100644
--- a/tools/composefs-from-json.c
+++ b/tools/composefs-from-json.c
@@ -562,7 +562,7 @@ static struct lcfs_node_s *get_or_add_node(const char *typ,
 	while ((it = strsep(&dpath, "/"))) {
 		struct lcfs_node_s *c;
 
-		if (it[0] == '\0')
+		if (it[0] == '\0' || strcmp(it, ".") == 0)
 			continue;
 
 		c = lcfs_node_lookup_child(node, it);