1 files changed, 2 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/google/devtools/build/lib/rules/cpp/CcCommon.java b/src/main/java/com/google/devtools/build/lib/rules/cpp/CcCommon.java
index fa2c96e789..e9ae312128 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/google/devtools/build/lib/rules/cpp/CcCommon.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/google/devtools/build/lib/rules/cpp/CcCommon.java
@@ -545,8 +545,8 @@ public final class CcCommon {
             "ignoring invalid absolute path '" + includesAttr + "'");
         continue;
       }
-      PathFragment includesPath = packageFragment.getRelative(includesAttr).normalize();
-      if (!includesPath.isNormalized()) {
+      PathFragment includesPath = packageFragment.getRelative(includesAttr);
+      if (includesPath.containsUplevelReferences()) {
         ruleContext.attributeError("includes",
             "Path references a path above the execution root.");
       }