diff --git a/lua/git/sidebar.lua b/lua/git/sidebar.lua
index 0830cc9..48c4e65 100644
--- a/lua/git/sidebar.lua
+++ b/lua/git/sidebar.lua
@@ -493,13 +493,10 @@ end
 ---@param kind "index"|"HEAD"|"worktree"
 ---@return ow.Git.DiffSide
 local function absent_pane(worktree, path, kind)
+    local rel = vim.fn.fnamemodify(vim.fs.joinpath(worktree, path), ":.")
     return {
         buf = util.empty_buf(),
-        name = string.format(
-            "[absent %s] %s",
-            kind,
-            vim.fs.joinpath(worktree, path)
-        ),
+        name = string.format("[absent %s] %s", kind, rel),
     }
 end