diff --git a/crates/uv-resolver/src/lock/requirements_txt.rs b/crates/uv-resolver/src/lock/requirements_txt.rs
index b7f25dba4b90..a1dc75983476 100644
--- a/crates/uv-resolver/src/lock/requirements_txt.rs
+++ b/crates/uv-resolver/src/lock/requirements_txt.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
+use std::borrow::Cow;
 use std::collections::hash_map::Entry;
 use std::collections::VecDeque;
 use std::fmt::Formatter;
-use std::path::{Path, PathBuf};
+use std::path::{Component, Path, PathBuf};
 
 use either::Either;
 use petgraph::visit::IntoNodeReferences;
@@ -191,20 +192,14 @@ impl std::fmt::Display for RequirementsTxtExport<'_> {
                     write!(f, "{} @ {}", package.id.name, url)?;
                 }
                 Source::Path(path) | Source::Directory(path) => {
-                    if path.as_os_str().is_empty() {
-                        write!(f, ".")?;
-                    } else if path.is_absolute() {
+                    if path.is_absolute() {
                         write!(f, "{}", Url::from_file_path(path).unwrap())?;
                     } else {
-                        write!(f, "{}", path.portable_display())?;
+                        write!(f, "{}", anchor(path).portable_display())?;
                     }
                 }
                 Source::Editable(path) => {
-                    if path.as_os_str().is_empty() {
-                        write!(f, "-e .")?;
-                    } else {
-                        write!(f, "-e {}", path.portable_display())?;
-                    }
+                    write!(f, "-e {}", anchor(path).portable_display())?;
                 }
                 Source::Virtual(_) => {
                     continue;
@@ -252,3 +247,14 @@ impl<'lock> From<&'lock Package> for NodeComparator<'lock> {
         }
     }
 }
+
+/// Modify a relative [`Path`] to anchor it at the current working directory.
+///
+/// For example, given `foo/bar`, returns `./foo/bar`.
+fn anchor(path: &Path) -> Cow<'_, Path> {
+    match path.components().next() {
+        None => Cow::Owned(PathBuf::from(".")),
+        Some(Component::CurDir | Component::ParentDir) => Cow::Borrowed(path),
+        _ => Cow::Owned(PathBuf::from("./").join(path)),
+    }
+}
diff --git a/crates/uv/tests/export.rs b/crates/uv/tests/export.rs
index 6839b36fec35..aca409c99ef4 100644
--- a/crates/uv/tests/export.rs
+++ b/crates/uv/tests/export.rs
@@ -451,7 +451,7 @@ fn non_root() -> Result<()> {
     ----- stdout -----
     # This file was autogenerated by uv via the following command:
     #    uv export --cache-dir [CACHE_DIR] --package child
-    -e child
+    -e ./child
     iniconfig==2.0.0 \
         --hash=sha256:2d91e135bf72d31a410b17c16da610a82cb55f6b0477d1a902134b24a455b8b3 \
         --hash=sha256:b6a85871a79d2e3b22d2d1b94ac2824226a63c6b741c88f7ae975f18b6778374
@@ -767,7 +767,7 @@ fn no_emit() -> Result<()> {
     # This file was autogenerated by uv via the following command:
     #    uv export --cache-dir [CACHE_DIR] --no-emit-package anyio
     -e .
-    -e child
+    -e ./child
     idna==3.6 \
         --hash=sha256:9ecdbbd083b06798ae1e86adcbfe8ab1479cf864e4ee30fe4e46a003d12491ca \
         --hash=sha256:c05567e9c24a6b9faaa835c4821bad0590fbb9d5779e7caa6e1cc4978e7eb24f
@@ -789,7 +789,7 @@ fn no_emit() -> Result<()> {
     ----- stdout -----
     # This file was autogenerated by uv via the following command:
     #    uv export --cache-dir [CACHE_DIR] --no-emit-project
-    -e child
+    -e ./child
     anyio==3.7.0 \
         --hash=sha256:275d9973793619a5374e1c89a4f4ad3f4b0a5510a2b5b939444bee8f4c4d37ce \
         --hash=sha256:eddca883c4175f14df8aedce21054bfca3adb70ffe76a9f607aef9d7fa2ea7f0