diff --git a/io_scene_fbx/__init__.py b/io_scene_fbx/__init__.py
index fb0c4213012f3320c3b49f3e2dc9882dc329a62f..2ed54a8a98b59d29060c8484e3068feac4193575 100644
--- a/io_scene_fbx/__init__.py
+++ b/io_scene_fbx/__init__.py
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 bl_info = {
     "name": "FBX format",
     "author": "Campbell Barton, Bastien Montagne, Jens Restemeier",
-    "version": (4, 14, 13),
+    "version": (4, 14, 14),
     "blender": (2, 80, 0),
     "location": "File > Import-Export",
     "description": "FBX IO meshes, UV's, vertex colors, materials, textures, cameras, lamps and actions",
diff --git a/io_scene_fbx/import_fbx.py b/io_scene_fbx/import_fbx.py
index 5957f83791fb9570b2523c717cc1f07daa18156b..d94a237c56701caa2f6aea54e35d80bd467b724b 100644
--- a/io_scene_fbx/import_fbx.py
+++ b/io_scene_fbx/import_fbx.py
@@ -1408,6 +1408,8 @@ def blen_read_texture_image(fbx_tmpl, fbx_obj, basedir, settings):
     # Aaaaaaaarrrrrrrrgggggggggggg!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
     filepath = elem_find_first_string(fbx_obj, b'RelativeFilename')
     if filepath:
+        # Make sure we do handle a relative path, and not an absolute one (see D5143).
+        filepath = filepath.lstrip(os.path.sep).lstrip(os.path.altsep)
         filepath = os.path.join(basedir, filepath)
     else:
         filepath = elem_find_first_string(fbx_obj, b'FileName')