diff --git a/src/js/core.js b/src/js/core.js
index 8d36d59..cf2791a 100644
--- a/src/js/core.js
+++ b/src/js/core.js
@@ -101,10 +101,10 @@ pmake.isCxx = function(src) {
 
 pmake.pathTransform = function(target) {
 	return function(x) {
-		if(x == "." || x == ".." || x.startsWith("./") || x.startsWith("../")) {
-			return target.base + "/" + x;
-		} else {
+		if(x.startsWith("/") || x.match(/^[A-Za-z]+:\//)) {
 			return x;
+		} else {
+			return target.base + "/" + x;
 		}
 	};
 };