diff --git a/lib/globule.js b/lib/globule.js
index 5a3eeac..6bbcafc 100644
--- a/lib/globule.js
+++ b/lib/globule.js
@@ -89,8 +89,10 @@ globule.find = function() {
   });
   // If srcBase and prefixBase were specified, prefix srcBase to matched paths.
   if (srcBase && options.prefixBase) {
+    var srcBaseAbsolute = path.resolve(process.cwd(), srcBase);
+
     matches = matches.map(function(filepath) {
-      return path.join(srcBase, filepath);
+      return (filepath.indexOf(srcBaseAbsolute) === -1) ? path.join(srcBase, filepath) : filepath;
     });
   }
   // Filter result set?
diff --git a/test/globule_test.js b/test/globule_test.js
index 4b921ea..6955d8b 100644
--- a/test/globule_test.js
+++ b/test/globule_test.js
@@ -303,13 +303,21 @@ exports['find'] = {
     test.done();
   },
   'options.prefixBase': function(test) {
-    test.expect(2);
+    test.expect(3);
     test.deepEqual(globule.find(['**/deep*.txt'], {srcBase: 'deep', prefixBase: false}),
       ['deep.txt', 'deeper/deeper.txt', 'deeper/deepest/deepest.txt'],
       'should not prefix srcBase to returned paths.');
     test.deepEqual(globule.find(['**/deep*.txt'], {srcBase: 'deep', prefixBase: true}),
       ['deep/deep.txt', 'deep/deeper/deeper.txt', 'deep/deeper/deepest/deepest.txt'],
       'should prefix srcBase to returned paths.');
+    var dir = path.resolve('deep');
+    test.deepEqual(globule.find([path.join(dir, '**/deep*.txt')], {srcBase: dir, prefixBase: true}),
+        [
+          path.join(dir, 'deep.txt'),
+          path.join(dir, 'deeper/deeper.txt'),
+          path.join(dir, 'deeper/deepest/deepest.txt')
+        ],
+        'should not prefix srcBase to absolute paths.');
     test.done();
   },
   'options.nonull': function(test) {