diff --git a/bitbake/lib/bb/fetch2/git.py b/bitbake/lib/bb/fetch2/git.py
index 374d846798..40658ff94c 100644
--- a/bitbake/lib/bb/fetch2/git.py
+++ b/bitbake/lib/bb/fetch2/git.py
@@ -137,7 +137,10 @@ class Git(FetchMethod):
                     ud.unresolvedrev[name] = ud.revisions[name]
                 ud.revisions[name] = self.latest_revision(ud, d, name)
 
-        gitsrcname = '%s%s' % (ud.host.replace(':','.'), ud.path.replace('/', '.').replace('*', '.'))
+        gitsrcname = '%s%s' % (ud.host.replace(':', '.'), ud.path.replace('/', '.').replace('*', '.'))
+        if gitsrcname.startswith('.'):
+            gitsrcname = gitsrcname[1:]
+
         # for rebaseable git repo, it is necessary to keep mirror tar ball
         # per revision, so that even the revision disappears from the
         # upstream repo in the future, the mirror will remain intact and still