diff --git a/config/detekt/argsfile b/config/detekt/argsfile
index 82f46edd02b..9bec04e2f78 100644
--- a/config/detekt/argsfile
+++ b/config/detekt/argsfile
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 -b
 ./config/detekt/baseline.xml
 -ex
-**/resources/**,**/detekt*/build/**,**/build-logic/build/**,**/build-logic/bin/**
+**/resources/**,detekt*/build/**,build-logic/build/**,build-logic/bin/**
 --build-upon-default-config
 -c
 ./config/detekt/detekt.yml
diff --git a/detekt-cli/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/cli/Spec.kt b/detekt-cli/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/cli/Spec.kt
index 3d1ce87dea2..7e3a4043592 100644
--- a/detekt-cli/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/cli/Spec.kt
+++ b/detekt-cli/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/cli/Spec.kt
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import java.nio.file.Path
 import kotlin.io.path.ExperimentalPathApi
 import kotlin.io.path.absolute
 import kotlin.io.path.extension
+import kotlin.io.path.relativeTo
 import kotlin.io.path.walk
 
 @Suppress("LongMethod")
@@ -27,15 +28,12 @@ internal fun CliArgs.createSpec(output: Appendable, error: Appendable): Processi
                 args.excludes?.let(::asPatterns).orEmpty(),
                 args.includes?.let(::asPatterns).orEmpty(),
             )
+            val absoluteBasePath = basePath.absolute()
             inputPaths = args.inputPaths.walk()
-                .map { it.absolute().normalize() }
-                .filter { pathFilters?.isIgnored(it) != false }
-                .filter { path ->
-                    path.isKotlinFile()
-                        .also {
-                            if (!it && args.debug) output.appendLine("Ignoring a file detekt cannot handle: $path")
-                        }
-                }
+                .filter { path -> path.isKotlinFile() }
+                .map { path -> path.absolute().relativeTo(absoluteBasePath) }
+                .filter { path -> pathFilters?.isIgnored(path) != false }
+                .map { path -> absoluteBasePath.resolve(path).normalize() }
                 .toSet()
         }
 
diff --git a/detekt-cli/src/test/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/cli/CliArgsSpec.kt b/detekt-cli/src/test/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/cli/CliArgsSpec.kt
index 41619be0f59..b5074e0416c 100644
--- a/detekt-cli/src/test/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/cli/CliArgsSpec.kt
+++ b/detekt-cli/src/test/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/cli/CliArgsSpec.kt
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ internal class CliArgsSpec {
 
             @Test
             fun `excludes in path normalized`() {
-                val spec = parseArguments(input + arrayOf("--excludes", "**/src/main/kotlin/**")).toSpec()
+                val spec = parseArguments(input + arrayOf("--excludes", "src/main/kotlin/**")).toSpec()
 
                 assertThat(spec.projectSpec.inputPaths).contains(pathBuildGradle)
                 assertThat(spec.projectSpec.inputPaths).doesNotContain(pathCliArgs)
@@ -121,6 +121,16 @@ internal class CliArgsSpec {
                 assertThat(spec.projectSpec.inputPaths).contains(pathAnalyzer)
             }
 
+            @Test
+            fun `doesn't take into account absolute path`() {
+                val spec = parseArguments(input + arrayOf("--excludes", "/home/**,/Users/**")).toSpec()
+
+                assertThat(spec.projectSpec.inputPaths).contains(pathBuildGradle)
+                assertThat(spec.projectSpec.inputPaths).contains(pathCliArgs)
+                assertThat(spec.projectSpec.inputPaths).contains(pathMain)
+                assertThat(spec.projectSpec.inputPaths).contains(pathAnalyzer)
+            }
+
             @Test
             fun `excludes main but includes one file`() {
                 val spec = parseArguments(input + arrayOf("--excludes", "**/main/**", "--includes", "**/CliArgs.kt"))