diff --git a/pkg/loader/compose/compose.go b/pkg/loader/compose/compose.go
index 77ce6297a..6c31ac167 100644
--- a/pkg/loader/compose/compose.go
+++ b/pkg/loader/compose/compose.go
@@ -330,6 +330,11 @@ func (c *Compose) LoadFile(files []string) (kobject.KomposeObject, error) {
 		envs := loadEnvVars(composeServiceConfig.Environment)
 		serviceConfig.Environment = envs
 
+		//Validate dockerfile path
+		if filepath.IsAbs(serviceConfig.Dockerfile) {
+			log.Fatalf(" %q defined in service %q is absolute path, it must be a relative path.", serviceConfig.Dockerfile, name)
+		}
+
 		// load ports
 		ports, err := loadPorts(composeServiceConfig.Ports)
 		if err != nil {