diff --git a/tools/rewriter/SourceRewriter.cpp b/tools/rewriter/SourceRewriter.cpp
index 8b1c1d8bc..09f25be20 100644
--- a/tools/rewriter/SourceRewriter.cpp
+++ b/tools/rewriter/SourceRewriter.cpp
@@ -77,6 +77,7 @@ struct DirectoryParser : public llvm::cl::parser<std::string> {
       llvm::errs() << ec.message() << '\n';
       return true;
     }
+    llvm::sys::path::remove_dots(dir, true);
     Value = std::string(dir);
     return false;
   }