1 files changed, 2 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/meta/classes/package.bbclass b/meta/classes/package.bbclass
index 6775fda480..c351f26db0 100644
--- a/meta/classes/package.bbclass
+++ b/meta/classes/package.bbclass
@@ -778,6 +778,8 @@ python split_and_strip_files () {
                                 if lpath and lpath != ".":
                                         ftarget += lpath + debugdir + "/"
                                 ftarget += lbase + debugappend
+                                if lpath.startswith(".."):
+                                        ftarget = os.path.join("..", ftarget)
                                 bb.mkdirhier(os.path.dirname(fpath))
                                 #bb.note("Symlink %s -> %s" % (fpath, ftarget))
                                 os.symlink(ftarget, fpath)