diff --git a/librz/bin/dwarf/dwarf.c b/librz/bin/dwarf/dwarf.c
index 320b05d339a..3bfa697bd82 100644
--- a/librz/bin/dwarf/dwarf.c
+++ b/librz/bin/dwarf/dwarf.c
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ static inline RzBinDWARF *dwarf_from_debuglink(
 
 	return NULL;
 ok:
-	dw = rz_bin_dwarf_dwo_from_file(path);
+	dw = rz_bin_dwarf_from_path(path, false);
 	free(dir);
 	free(path);
 	free(file_dir);
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ static inline RzBinDWARF *dwarf_from_build_id(
 		char *dir = rz_file_path_join(debug_file_directory, ".build-id");
 		char *path = rz_file_path_join(dir, build_id_path);
 		if (rz_file_exists(path)) {
-			RzBinDWARF *dw = rz_bin_dwarf_dwo_from_file(path);
+			RzBinDWARF *dw = rz_bin_dwarf_from_path(path, false);
 			free(dir);
 			free(path);
 			return dw;
@@ -171,7 +171,8 @@ RZ_API RZ_OWN RzBinDWARF *rz_bin_dwarf_search_debug_file_directory(
 	}
 	char *debuglink = read_debuglink(bf);
 	if (debuglink) {
-		char *file_dir = rz_file_dirname(bf->file);
+		char *file_abspath = rz_file_abspath(bf->file);
+		char *file_dir = file_abspath ? rz_file_dirname(file_abspath) : NULL;
 		if (file_dir) {
 			dw = dwarf_from_debuglink(file_dir, debug_file_directorys, debuglink);
 		}
@@ -189,7 +190,8 @@ RZ_API RZ_OWN RzBinDWARF *rz_bin_dwarf_search_debug_file_directory(
  * \param filepath The file path
  * \return RzBinDWARF pointer or NULL if failed
  */
-RZ_API RZ_OWN RzBinDWARF *rz_bin_dwarf_dwo_from_file(RZ_BORROW RZ_NONNULL const char *filepath) {
+RZ_API RZ_OWN RzBinDWARF *rz_bin_dwarf_from_path(
+	RZ_BORROW RZ_NONNULL const char *filepath, bool is_dwo) {
 	rz_return_val_if_fail(filepath, NULL);
 
 	RzBinDWARF *dwo = NULL;
@@ -203,7 +205,7 @@ RZ_API RZ_OWN RzBinDWARF *rz_bin_dwarf_dwo_from_file(RZ_BORROW RZ_NONNULL const
 	if (!bf) {
 		goto beach;
 	}
-	dwo = dwarf_from_file(bf, true);
+	dwo = dwarf_from_file(bf, is_dwo);
 
 beach:
 	rz_bin_free(bin_tmp);
diff --git a/librz/core/cbin.c b/librz/core/cbin.c
index 3f7e12c522f..3d8e07df98b 100644
--- a/librz/core/cbin.c
+++ b/librz/core/cbin.c
@@ -631,7 +631,7 @@ static inline RzBinDWARF *load_dwarf(RzCore *core, RzBinFile *binfile) {
 
 	const char *dwo_path = rz_config_get(core->config, "bin.dbginfo.dwo_path");
 	if (RZ_STR_ISNOTEMPTY(dwo_path)) {
-		RzBinDWARF *dwo = rz_bin_dwarf_dwo_from_file(core->bin, dwo_path);
+		RzBinDWARF *dwo = rz_bin_dwarf_from_path(dwo_path, true);
 		if (dwo) {
 			dwo->parent = dw;
 			return dwo;
@@ -1733,7 +1733,7 @@ static bool bin_dwarf(RzCore *core, RzBinFile *binfile, RzCmdStateOutput *state)
 
 	RzBinDWARF *dw = (core->analysis && core->analysis->debug_info && core->analysis->debug_info->dw)
 		? core->analysis->debug_info->dw
-		: rz_bin_dwarf_from_file(binfile);
+		: load_dwarf(core, binfile);
 	if (!dw) {
 		return false;
 	}
diff --git a/librz/include/rz_bin_dwarf.h b/librz/include/rz_bin_dwarf.h
index 2c6f2933bf6..1c04c79ff85 100644
--- a/librz/include/rz_bin_dwarf.h
+++ b/librz/include/rz_bin_dwarf.h
@@ -1510,7 +1510,8 @@ RZ_API void rz_bin_dwarf_line_op_fini(RZ_OWN RZ_NULLABLE RzBinDwarfLineOp *op);
 RZ_API void rz_bin_dwarf_line_free(RZ_OWN RZ_NULLABLE RzBinDwarfLine *li);
 
 RZ_API RZ_OWN RzBinDWARF *rz_bin_dwarf_from_file(RZ_BORROW RZ_NONNULL RzBinFile *bf);
-RZ_API RZ_OWN RzBinDWARF *rz_bin_dwarf_dwo_from_file(RZ_BORROW RZ_NONNULL const char *filepath);
+RZ_API RZ_OWN RzBinDWARF *rz_bin_dwarf_from_path(
+	RZ_BORROW RZ_NONNULL const char *filepath, bool is_dwo);
 RZ_API RZ_OWN RzBinDWARF *rz_bin_dwarf_search_debug_file_directory(
 	RZ_BORROW RZ_NONNULL RzBinFile *bf,
 	RZ_BORROW RZ_NONNULL RzList /*<const char *>*/ *debug_file_directorys);