1 files changed, 2 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/sources/scalac/symtab/classfile/PackageParser.java b/sources/scalac/symtab/classfile/PackageParser.java
index 842cbd3870..544db13092 100644
--- a/sources/scalac/symtab/classfile/PackageParser.java
+++ b/sources/scalac/symtab/classfile/PackageParser.java
@@ -40,10 +40,9 @@ public class PackageParser extends Type.LazyType {
         long msec = System.currentTimeMillis();
         Scope members = new Scope();
         String dirname = null;
-        Name name = p.fullName();
 	HashMap/*<Symbol, AbstractFile>*/ symFile = new HashMap();
-        if (name.length() != 0) {
-            dirname = SourceRepresentation.externalizeFileName(name);
+        if (!p.isRoot()) {
+            dirname = SourceRepresentation.externalizeFileName(p.fullName());
             if (!dirname.endsWith("/"))
                 dirname += "/";
         }