diff --git a/src/internal.c b/src/internal.c
index 098d4c6a..0c2a5eb7 100644
--- a/src/internal.c
+++ b/src/internal.c
@@ -19885,8 +19885,9 @@ int wolfSSH_CleanPath(WOLFSSH* ssh, char* in, int inSz)
                 if (path[i] == WS_DELIM) {
                     int z;
 
-                    /* if next two chars are .. then delete */
-                    if (path[i+1] == '.' && path[i+2] == '.') {
+                    /* delete only a real ".." segment, not "..name" */
+                    if (path[i+1] == '.' && path[i+2] == '.' &&
+                            (path[i+3] == WS_DELIM || path[i+3] == '\0')) {
                         enIdx = i + 3;
 
                         /* start at one char before / and retrace path */