diff --git a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-tools/spring-boot-loader/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/loader/jar/Handler.java b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-tools/spring-boot-loader/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/loader/jar/Handler.java
index e6a7b59981c..6829eca65c1 100644
--- a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-tools/spring-boot-loader/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/loader/jar/Handler.java
+++ b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-tools/spring-boot-loader/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/loader/jar/Handler.java
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ public class Handler extends URLStreamHandler {
 
 	private static final String CURRENT_DIR = "/./";
 
-	private static final Pattern CURRENT_DIR_PATTERN = Pattern.compile(CURRENT_DIR);
+	private static final Pattern CURRENT_DIR_PATTERN = Pattern.compile(CURRENT_DIR, Pattern.LITERAL);
 
 	private static final String PARENT_DIR = "/../";
 
diff --git a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-tools/spring-boot-loader/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/loader/jar/HandlerTests.java b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-tools/spring-boot-loader/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/loader/jar/HandlerTests.java
index a7f64895d76..5c1f3fcd18f 100644
--- a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-tools/spring-boot-loader/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/loader/jar/HandlerTests.java
+++ b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-tools/spring-boot-loader/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/loader/jar/HandlerTests.java
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ class HandlerTests {
 	@Test
 	void urlWithSpecReferencingParentDirectory() throws MalformedURLException {
 		assertStandardAndCustomHandlerUrlsAreEqual("file:/test.jar!/BOOT-INF/classes!/xsd/folderA/a.xsd",
-				"../folderB/b.xsd");
+				"../folderB/c/d/e.xsd");
 	}
 
 	@Test
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ class HandlerTests {
 	@Test
 	void urlWithSpecReferencingCurrentDirectory() throws MalformedURLException {
 		assertStandardAndCustomHandlerUrlsAreEqual("file:/test.jar!/BOOT-INF/classes!/xsd/folderA/a.xsd",
-				"./folderB/./b.xsd");
+				"./folderB/c/d/e.xsd");
 	}
 
 	@Test