}
 #endif
 
+bool is_absolute_path(std::string filename)
+{
+#ifdef _WIN32
+       return filename[0] == '/' || filename[0] == '\\' || (filename[0] != 0 && filename[1] == ':');
+#else
+       return filename[0] == '/';
+#endif
+}
+
 void remove_directory(std::string dirname)
 {
 #ifdef _WIN32
 
 std::string make_temp_file(std::string template_str = "/tmp/yosys_XXXXXX");
 std::string make_temp_dir(std::string template_str = "/tmp/yosys_XXXXXX");
 bool check_file_exists(std::string filename, bool is_exec = false);
+bool is_absolute_path(std::string filename);
 void remove_directory(std::string dirname);
 
 template<typename T> int GetSize(const T &obj) { return obj.size(); }
 
                        }
                        if (arg == "-script" && argidx+1 < args.size()) {
                                script_file = args[++argidx];
-                               if (!script_file.empty() && script_file[0] != '/' && script_file[0] != '+')
+                               if (!script_file.empty() && !is_absolute_path(script_file) && script_file[0] != '+')
                                        script_file = std::string(pwd) + "/" + script_file;
                                continue;
                        }
                        if (arg == "-liberty" && argidx+1 < args.size()) {
                                liberty_file = args[++argidx];
-                               if (!liberty_file.empty() && liberty_file[0] != '/')
+                               if (!liberty_file.empty() && !is_absolute_path(liberty_file))
                                        liberty_file = std::string(pwd) + "/" + liberty_file;
                                continue;
                        }
                        if (arg == "-constr" && argidx+1 < args.size()) {
                                constr_file = args[++argidx];
-                               if (!constr_file.empty() && constr_file[0] != '/')
+                               if (!constr_file.empty() && !is_absolute_path(constr_file))
                                        constr_file = std::string(pwd) + "/" + constr_file;
                                continue;
                        }