diff --git a/scripts/bash/common.sh b/scripts/bash/common.sh
index 9efcfad5e6..ce1171e28f 100644
--- a/scripts/bash/common.sh
+++ b/scripts/bash/common.sh
@@ -770,7 +770,7 @@ except Exception as exc:
                 local candidate=""
                 if [ -n "$manifest_file" ]; then
                     case "$manifest_file" in
-                        /*|*../*|../*) manifest_file="" ;;
+                        /*|*../*) manifest_file="" ;;
                     esac
                 fi
                 if [ -n "$manifest_file" ]; then