diff --git a/lib/less/browser.js b/lib/less/browser.js
index 098eca38..f360019f 100644
--- a/lib/less/browser.js
+++ b/lib/less/browser.js
@@ -223,6 +223,14 @@ function extractUrlParts(url, baseUrl) {
     if (urlParts[3]) {
         directories = urlParts[3].replace("\\", "/").split("/");
 
+        // extract out . before .. so .. doesn't absorb a non-directory
+        for(i = 0; i < directories.length; i++) {
+            if (directories[i] === ".") {
+                directories.splice(i, 1);
+                i -= 1;
+            }
+        }
+
         for(i = 0; i < directories.length; i++) {
             if (directories[i] === ".." && i > 0) {
                 directories.splice(i-1, 2);
diff --git a/test/browser/less/relative-urls/urls.less b/test/browser/less/relative-urls/urls.less
index 1c5ac888..7923d4c8 100644
--- a/test/browser/less/relative-urls/urls.less
+++ b/test/browser/less/relative-urls/urls.less
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-@import "../imports/urls.less";
+@import ".././imports/urls.less";
 @import "http://localhost:8081/browser/less/imports/urls2.less";
 @font-face {
   src: url("/fonts/garamond-pro.ttf");