diff --git a/packages/dynamic-import-vars/src/dynamic-import-to-glob.js b/packages/dynamic-import-vars/src/dynamic-import-to-glob.js
index de63b90b1..2697d27ee 100644
--- a/packages/dynamic-import-vars/src/dynamic-import-to-glob.js
+++ b/packages/dynamic-import-vars/src/dynamic-import-to-glob.js
@@ -125,3 +125,15 @@ export function dynamicImportToGlob(node, sourceString) {
 
   return glob;
 }
+
+export function normalizePath(p) {
+  return (
+    p
+      // remove any ./ inside the path
+      .replace(/\/\.\//g, '/')
+      // remove dir/ + ../ pairs
+      .replace(/([^/.][^/]*\/)(([^/.][^/]*\/)(([^/.][^/]*\/)(\.\.\/))*?(\.\.\/))*?(\.\.\/)/g, '')
+      // remove unnecessary leading ./
+      .replace(/^(\.\/)+(?=\.\.\/)/g, '')
+  );
+}
diff --git a/packages/dynamic-import-vars/src/index.js b/packages/dynamic-import-vars/src/index.js
index 3351a1582..c7152cfd8 100644
--- a/packages/dynamic-import-vars/src/index.js
+++ b/packages/dynamic-import-vars/src/index.js
@@ -7,7 +7,13 @@ import { generate } from 'astring';
 
 import { createFilter } from '@rollup/pluginutils';
 
-import { dynamicImportToGlob, VariableDynamicImportError } from './dynamic-import-to-glob';
+import {
+  dynamicImportToGlob,
+  VariableDynamicImportError,
+  normalizePath
+} from './dynamic-import-to-glob';
+
+const normalizePathString = normalizePath.toString().replace(/\n/g, '\n  ');
 
 function dynamicImportVariables({ include, exclude, warnOnError, errorWhenNoFilesFound } = {}) {
   const filter = createFilter(include, exclude);
@@ -72,13 +78,14 @@ function dynamicImportVariables({ include, exclude, warnOnError, errorWhenNoFile
             // will turn these into chunks automatically
             ms.prepend(
               `function __variableDynamicImportRuntime${dynamicImportIndex}__(path) {
-  switch (path) {
+  const normalPath = (${normalizePathString})(path);
+  switch (normalPath) {
 ${paths
   .map((p) => `    case '${p}': return import('${p}'${importArg ? `, ${importArg}` : ''});`)
   .join('\n')}
 ${`    default: return new Promise(function(resolve, reject) {
       (typeof queueMicrotask === 'function' ? queueMicrotask : setTimeout)(
-        reject.bind(null, new Error("Unknown variable dynamic import: " + path))
+        reject.bind(null, new Error("Unknown variable dynamic import: " + normalPath))
       );
     })\n`}   }
  }\n\n`
@@ -122,4 +129,4 @@ ${`    default: return new Promise(function(resolve, reject) {
 }
 
 export default dynamicImportVariables;
-export { dynamicImportToGlob, VariableDynamicImportError };
+export { dynamicImportToGlob, VariableDynamicImportError, normalizePath };
diff --git a/packages/dynamic-import-vars/test/snapshots/rollup-plugin-dynamic-import-vars.test.js.md b/packages/dynamic-import-vars/test/snapshots/rollup-plugin-dynamic-import-vars.test.js.md
index 0889053e5..df1ff0319 100644
--- a/packages/dynamic-import-vars/test/snapshots/rollup-plugin-dynamic-import-vars.test.js.md
+++ b/packages/dynamic-import-vars/test/snapshots/rollup-plugin-dynamic-import-vars.test.js.md
@@ -9,12 +9,23 @@ Generated by [AVA](https://avajs.dev).
 > Snapshot 1
 
     `function __variableDynamicImportRuntime0__(path) {␊
-      switch (path) {␊
+      const normalPath = (function normalizePath(p) {␊
+        return (␊
+          p␊
+            // remove any ./ inside the path␊
+            .replace(/\\/\\.\\//g, '/')␊
+            // remove dir/ + ../ pairs␊
+            .replace(/([^/.][^/]*\\/)(([^/.][^/]*\\/)(([^/.][^/]*\\/)(\\.\\.\\/))*?(\\.\\.\\/))*?(\\.\\.\\/)/g, '')␊
+            // remove unnecessary leading ./␊
+            .replace(/^(\\.\\/)+(?=\\.\\.\\/)/g, '')␊
+        );␊
+      })(path);␊
+      switch (normalPath) {␊
         case './module-dir-a/module-a-1.js': return import('./module-a-1-fiunS6HF.js');␊
         case './module-dir-a/module-a-2.js': return import('./module-a-2-qepdcyXv.js');␊
         default: return new Promise(function(resolve, reject) {␊
           (typeof queueMicrotask === 'function' ? queueMicrotask : setTimeout)(␊
-            reject.bind(null, new Error("Unknown variable dynamic import: " + path))␊
+            reject.bind(null, new Error("Unknown variable dynamic import: " + normalPath))␊
           );␊
         })␊
        }␊
@@ -32,15 +43,26 @@ Generated by [AVA](https://avajs.dev).
 > Snapshot 1
 
     `function __variableDynamicImportRuntime0__(path) {␊
-      switch (path) {␊
+      const normalPath = (function normalizePath(p) {␊
+        return (␊
+          p␊
+            // remove any ./ inside the path␊
+            .replace(/\\/\\.\\//g, '/')␊
+            // remove dir/ + ../ pairs␊
+            .replace(/([^/.][^/]*\\/)(([^/.][^/]*\\/)(([^/.][^/]*\\/)(\\.\\.\\/))*?(\\.\\.\\/))*?(\\.\\.\\/)/g, '')␊
+            // remove unnecessary leading ./␊
+            .replace(/^(\\.\\/)+(?=\\.\\.\\/)/g, '')␊
+        );␊
+      })(path);␊
+      switch (normalPath) {␊
         case './module-dir-a/module-a-1.js': return import('./module-a-1-fiunS6HF.js');␊
         case './module-dir-a/module-a-2.js': return import('./module-a-2-qepdcyXv.js');␊
         case './module-dir-b/module-b-1.js': return import('./module-b-1-3qdzaV4G.js');␊
         case './module-dir-b/module-b-2.js': return import('./module-b-2-_8gpxG1i.js');␊
-        case './sub-dir/fixture-upwards-path.js': return import('./fixture-upwards-path-jrfqlYMu.js');␊
+        case './sub-dir/fixture-upwards-path.js': return import('./fixture-upwards-path-ULPK6OKR.js');␊
         default: return new Promise(function(resolve, reject) {␊
           (typeof queueMicrotask === 'function' ? queueMicrotask : setTimeout)(␊
-            reject.bind(null, new Error("Unknown variable dynamic import: " + path))␊
+            reject.bind(null, new Error("Unknown variable dynamic import: " + normalPath))␊
           );␊
         })␊
        }␊
@@ -58,12 +80,23 @@ Generated by [AVA](https://avajs.dev).
 > Snapshot 1
 
     `function __variableDynamicImportRuntime0__(path) {␊
-      switch (path) {␊
+      const normalPath = (function normalizePath(p) {␊
+        return (␊
+          p␊
+            // remove any ./ inside the path␊
+            .replace(/\\/\\.\\//g, '/')␊
+            // remove dir/ + ../ pairs␊
+            .replace(/([^/.][^/]*\\/)(([^/.][^/]*\\/)(([^/.][^/]*\\/)(\\.\\.\\/))*?(\\.\\.\\/))*?(\\.\\.\\/)/g, '')␊
+            // remove unnecessary leading ./␊
+            .replace(/^(\\.\\/)+(?=\\.\\.\\/)/g, '')␊
+        );␊
+      })(path);␊
+      switch (normalPath) {␊
         case '../module-dir-a/module-a-1.js': return import('./module-a-1-fiunS6HF.js');␊
         case '../module-dir-a/module-a-2.js': return import('./module-a-2-qepdcyXv.js');␊
         default: return new Promise(function(resolve, reject) {␊
           (typeof queueMicrotask === 'function' ? queueMicrotask : setTimeout)(␊
-            reject.bind(null, new Error("Unknown variable dynamic import: " + path))␊
+            reject.bind(null, new Error("Unknown variable dynamic import: " + normalPath))␊
           );␊
         })␊
        }␊
@@ -81,14 +114,25 @@ Generated by [AVA](https://avajs.dev).
 > Snapshot 1
 
     `function __variableDynamicImportRuntime0__(path) {␊
-      switch (path) {␊
+      const normalPath = (function normalizePath(p) {␊
+        return (␊
+          p␊
+            // remove any ./ inside the path␊
+            .replace(/\\/\\.\\//g, '/')␊
+            // remove dir/ + ../ pairs␊
+            .replace(/([^/.][^/]*\\/)(([^/.][^/]*\\/)(([^/.][^/]*\\/)(\\.\\.\\/))*?(\\.\\.\\/))*?(\\.\\.\\/)/g, '')␊
+            // remove unnecessary leading ./␊
+            .replace(/^(\\.\\/)+(?=\\.\\.\\/)/g, '')␊
+        );␊
+      })(path);␊
+      switch (normalPath) {␊
         case './module-dir-a/module-a-1.js': return import('./module-a-1-fiunS6HF.js');␊
         case './module-dir-a/module-a-2.js': return import('./module-a-2-qepdcyXv.js');␊
         case './module-dir-b/module-b-1.js': return import('./module-b-1-3qdzaV4G.js');␊
         case './module-dir-b/module-b-2.js': return import('./module-b-2-_8gpxG1i.js');␊
         default: return new Promise(function(resolve, reject) {␊
           (typeof queueMicrotask === 'function' ? queueMicrotask : setTimeout)(␊
-            reject.bind(null, new Error("Unknown variable dynamic import: " + path))␊
+            reject.bind(null, new Error("Unknown variable dynamic import: " + normalPath))␊
           );␊
         })␊
        }␊
@@ -106,12 +150,23 @@ Generated by [AVA](https://avajs.dev).
 > Snapshot 1
 
     `function __variableDynamicImportRuntime0__(path) {␊
-      switch (path) {␊
+      const normalPath = (function normalizePath(p) {␊
+        return (␊
+          p␊
+            // remove any ./ inside the path␊
+            .replace(/\\/\\.\\//g, '/')␊
+            // remove dir/ + ../ pairs␊
+            .replace(/([^/.][^/]*\\/)(([^/.][^/]*\\/)(([^/.][^/]*\\/)(\\.\\.\\/))*?(\\.\\.\\/))*?(\\.\\.\\/)/g, '')␊
+            // remove unnecessary leading ./␊
+            .replace(/^(\\.\\/)+(?=\\.\\.\\/)/g, '')␊
+        );␊
+      })(path);␊
+      switch (normalPath) {␊
         case './root-module-a.js': return import('./root-module-a-lF5i40jF.js');␊
         case './root-module-b.js': return import('./root-module-b-F1yin99u.js');␊
         default: return new Promise(function(resolve, reject) {␊
           (typeof queueMicrotask === 'function' ? queueMicrotask : setTimeout)(␊
-            reject.bind(null, new Error("Unknown variable dynamic import: " + path))␊
+            reject.bind(null, new Error("Unknown variable dynamic import: " + normalPath))␊
           );␊
         })␊
        }␊
@@ -129,39 +184,72 @@ Generated by [AVA](https://avajs.dev).
 > Snapshot 1
 
     `function __variableDynamicImportRuntime2__(path) {␊
-      switch (path) {␊
+      const normalPath = (function normalizePath(p) {␊
+        return (␊
+          p␊
+            // remove any ./ inside the path␊
+            .replace(/\\/\\.\\//g, '/')␊
+            // remove dir/ + ../ pairs␊
+            .replace(/([^/.][^/]*\\/)(([^/.][^/]*\\/)(([^/.][^/]*\\/)(\\.\\.\\/))*?(\\.\\.\\/))*?(\\.\\.\\/)/g, '')␊
+            // remove unnecessary leading ./␊
+            .replace(/^(\\.\\/)+(?=\\.\\.\\/)/g, '')␊
+        );␊
+      })(path);␊
+      switch (normalPath) {␊
         case './module-dir-a/module-a-1.js': return import('./module-a-1-fiunS6HF.js');␊
         case './module-dir-a/module-a-2.js': return import('./module-a-2-qepdcyXv.js');␊
         case './module-dir-b/module-b-1.js': return import('./module-b-1-3qdzaV4G.js');␊
         case './module-dir-b/module-b-2.js': return import('./module-b-2-_8gpxG1i.js');␊
-        case './sub-dir/fixture-upwards-path.js': return import('./fixture-upwards-path-jrfqlYMu.js');␊
+        case './sub-dir/fixture-upwards-path.js': return import('./fixture-upwards-path-ULPK6OKR.js');␊
         default: return new Promise(function(resolve, reject) {␊
           (typeof queueMicrotask === 'function' ? queueMicrotask : setTimeout)(␊
-            reject.bind(null, new Error("Unknown variable dynamic import: " + path))␊
+            reject.bind(null, new Error("Unknown variable dynamic import: " + normalPath))␊
           );␊
         })␊
        }␊
      }␊
     ␊
     function __variableDynamicImportRuntime1__(path) {␊
-      switch (path) {␊
+      const normalPath = (function normalizePath(p) {␊
+        return (␊
+          p␊
+            // remove any ./ inside the path␊
+            .replace(/\\/\\.\\//g, '/')␊
+            // remove dir/ + ../ pairs␊
+            .replace(/([^/.][^/]*\\/)(([^/.][^/]*\\/)(([^/.][^/]*\\/)(\\.\\.\\/))*?(\\.\\.\\/))*?(\\.\\.\\/)/g, '')␊
+            // remove unnecessary leading ./␊
+            .replace(/^(\\.\\/)+(?=\\.\\.\\/)/g, '')␊
+        );␊
+      })(path);␊
+      switch (normalPath) {␊
         case './module-dir-a/module-a-1.js': return import('./module-a-1-fiunS6HF.js');␊
         case './module-dir-a/module-a-2.js': return import('./module-a-2-qepdcyXv.js');␊
         default: return new Promise(function(resolve, reject) {␊
           (typeof queueMicrotask === 'function' ? queueMicrotask : setTimeout)(␊
-            reject.bind(null, new Error("Unknown variable dynamic import: " + path))␊
+            reject.bind(null, new Error("Unknown variable dynamic import: " + normalPath))␊
           );␊
         })␊
        }␊
      }␊
     ␊
     function __variableDynamicImportRuntime0__(path) {␊
-      switch (path) {␊
+      const normalPath = (function normalizePath(p) {␊
+        return (␊
+          p␊
+            // remove any ./ inside the path␊
+            .replace(/\\/\\.\\//g, '/')␊
+            // remove dir/ + ../ pairs␊
+            .replace(/([^/.][^/]*\\/)(([^/.][^/]*\\/)(([^/.][^/]*\\/)(\\.\\.\\/))*?(\\.\\.\\/))*?(\\.\\.\\/)/g, '')␊
+            // remove unnecessary leading ./␊
+            .replace(/^(\\.\\/)+(?=\\.\\.\\/)/g, '')␊
+        );␊
+      })(path);␊
+      switch (normalPath) {␊
         case './module-dir-a/module-a-1.js': return import('./module-a-1-fiunS6HF.js');␊
         case './module-dir-a/module-a-2.js': return import('./module-a-2-qepdcyXv.js');␊
         default: return new Promise(function(resolve, reject) {␊
           (typeof queueMicrotask === 'function' ? queueMicrotask : setTimeout)(␊
-            reject.bind(null, new Error("Unknown variable dynamic import: " + path))␊
+            reject.bind(null, new Error("Unknown variable dynamic import: " + normalPath))␊
           );␊
         })␊
        }␊
@@ -217,12 +305,23 @@ Generated by [AVA](https://avajs.dev).
 > Snapshot 1
 
     `function __variableDynamicImportRuntime0__(path) {␊
-      switch (path) {␊
+      const normalPath = (function normalizePath(p) {␊
+        return (␊
+          p␊
+            // remove any ./ inside the path␊
+            .replace(/\\/\\.\\//g, '/')␊
+            // remove dir/ + ../ pairs␊
+            .replace(/([^/.][^/]*\\/)(([^/.][^/]*\\/)(([^/.][^/]*\\/)(\\.\\.\\/))*?(\\.\\.\\/))*?(\\.\\.\\/)/g, '')␊
+            // remove unnecessary leading ./␊
+            .replace(/^(\\.\\/)+(?=\\.\\.\\/)/g, '')␊
+        );␊
+      })(path);␊
+      switch (normalPath) {␊
         case './module-dir-a/module-a-1.js': return import('./module-a-1-fiunS6HF.js');␊
         case './module-dir-a/module-a-2.js': return import('./module-a-2-qepdcyXv.js');␊
         default: return new Promise(function(resolve, reject) {␊
           (typeof queueMicrotask === 'function' ? queueMicrotask : setTimeout)(␊
-            reject.bind(null, new Error("Unknown variable dynamic import: " + path))␊
+            reject.bind(null, new Error("Unknown variable dynamic import: " + normalPath))␊
           );␊
         })␊
        }␊
@@ -234,25 +333,3 @@ Generated by [AVA](https://avajs.dev).
     ␊
     export { importModule };␊
     `
-
-## no files in dir
-
-> Snapshot 1
-
-    `function __variableDynamicImportRuntime0__(path) {␊
-      switch (path) {␊
-    ␊
-        default: return new Promise(function(resolve, reject) {␊
-          (typeof queueMicrotask === 'function' ? queueMicrotask : setTimeout)(␊
-            reject.bind(null, new Error("Unknown variable dynamic import: " + path))␊
-          );␊
-        })␊
-       }␊
-     }␊
-    ␊
-    function importModule(name) {␊
-      return __variableDynamicImportRuntime0__(\`./module-dir-c/${name}.js\`);␊
-    }␊
-    ␊
-    export { importModule };␊
-    `
diff --git a/packages/dynamic-import-vars/test/snapshots/rollup-plugin-dynamic-import-vars.test.js.snap b/packages/dynamic-import-vars/test/snapshots/rollup-plugin-dynamic-import-vars.test.js.snap
index 8ee67b5d8..1ab24197b 100644
Binary files a/packages/dynamic-import-vars/test/snapshots/rollup-plugin-dynamic-import-vars.test.js.snap and b/packages/dynamic-import-vars/test/snapshots/rollup-plugin-dynamic-import-vars.test.js.snap differ
diff --git a/packages/dynamic-import-vars/test/src/dynamic-import-to-glob.test.mjs b/packages/dynamic-import-vars/test/src/dynamic-import-to-glob.test.mjs
index 17f50124c..1fdc7642e 100644
--- a/packages/dynamic-import-vars/test/src/dynamic-import-to-glob.test.mjs
+++ b/packages/dynamic-import-vars/test/src/dynamic-import-to-glob.test.mjs
@@ -2,8 +2,9 @@
 
 import { parse } from 'acorn';
 import test from 'ava';
+import { posix } from 'node:path';
 
-import { dynamicImportToGlob, VariableDynamicImportError } from 'current-package';
+import { dynamicImportToGlob, normalizePath, VariableDynamicImportError } from 'current-package';
 
 test('template literal with variable filename', (t) => {
   const ast = parse('import(`./foo/${bar}.js`);', {
@@ -286,3 +287,19 @@ test('escapes []', (t) => {
   const glob = dynamicImportToGlob(ast.body[0].expression.source);
   t.is(glob, './*/\\[foo\\].js');
 });
+
+[
+  './../foo/./../foo.js',
+  './../../a/foo.js',
+  './föö/../bar/.././../foo.js',
+  './../فو/bar/../../foo.js',
+  '../foo/../foo.js',
+  './../foo/../bar/.././../foo.js',
+  './../foo/bar/.././../foo.js',
+  './foo/bar/baz/../qux/../../../../foo.js'
+].forEach((p) => {
+  test(`normalizePath - ${p}`, (t) => {
+    const normalPath = normalizePath(p);
+    t.is(posix.normalize(p), normalPath);
+  });
+});