diff --git a/git-submodule.sh b/git-submodule.sh
index 9245abfd4263881bdd6d0f21f648b46201b52a2d..36797c3c00f4890cfb6f176f298e050da7eb5a34 100755
--- a/git-submodule.sh
+++ b/git-submodule.sh
@@ -423,7 +423,7 @@ cmd_add()
 		sed -e '
 			s|//*|/|g
 			s|^\(\./\)*||
-			s|/\./|/|g
+			s|/\(\./\)*|/|g
 			:start
 			s|\([^/]*\)/\.\./||
 			tstart
diff --git a/t/t7400-submodule-basic.sh b/t/t7400-submodule-basic.sh
index 7c882450317b85ffdeabc105ee62a18ce3b04ca9..5811a982f472e3b79f31cc50dcdef92dcdb4a58c 100755
--- a/t/t7400-submodule-basic.sh
+++ b/t/t7400-submodule-basic.sh
@@ -171,6 +171,23 @@ test_expect_success 'submodule add with ./ in path' '
 	test_cmp empty untracked
 '
 
+test_expect_success 'submodule add with /././ in path' '
+	echo "refs/heads/master" >expect &&
+	>empty &&
+
+	(
+		cd addtest &&
+		git submodule add "$submodurl" dotslashdotsubmod/././frotz/./ &&
+		git submodule init
+	) &&
+
+	rm -f heads head untracked &&
+	inspect addtest/dotslashdotsubmod/frotz ../../.. &&
+	test_cmp expect heads &&
+	test_cmp expect head &&
+	test_cmp empty untracked
+'
+
 test_expect_success 'submodule add with // in path' '
 	echo "refs/heads/master" >expect &&
 	>empty &&