diff --git a/dwarf.c b/dwarf.c
index c47b9a6..10aa800 100644
--- a/dwarf.c
+++ b/dwarf.c
@@ -377,7 +377,12 @@ is followed by a single null byte." */
         offset += decode_leb128(p, &dummy);
         
         if (dest_files) {
-            dest_files[nfiles].dir = dest_directories[dir_index - 1];
+            if (dir_index) {
+                dest_files[nfiles].dir = dest_directories[dir_index - 1];
+            } else {
+                /* The current directory of the compilation is understood to be the zeroth entry and is not explicitly represented. */
+                dest_files[nfiles].dir = ".";
+            }
         }
         
         ++nfiles;