diff --git a/pym/builder/variables/builder.py b/pym/builder/variables/builder.py
index 56584f6..4628e47 100644
--- a/pym/builder/variables/builder.py
+++ b/pym/builder/variables/builder.py
@@ -1164,7 +1164,7 @@ class VariableClBuilderSquashExclude(ReadonlyVariable):
                 for exclude_dn in exclude_dirs:
                     dn = pathJoin(builder_path, rep_dn, exclude_dn)
                     if path.exists(dn):
-                        yield path.join(rep_dn, exclude_dn)
+                        yield path.join(rep_dn, exclude_dn)[1:]
 
         if not keep_tree and builder_path:
             return list(generator())