diff --git a/cli/fmt.rs b/cli/fmt.rs
index 16b90b1c76..2a88452905 100644
--- a/cli/fmt.rs
+++ b/cli/fmt.rs
@@ -236,8 +236,10 @@ pub fn collect_files(
   let mut target_files: Vec<PathBuf> = vec![];
 
   if files.is_empty() {
-    target_files
-      .extend(files_in_subtree(std::env::current_dir()?, is_supported));
+    target_files.extend(files_in_subtree(
+      std::env::current_dir()?.canonicalize()?,
+      is_supported,
+    ));
   } else {
     for arg in files {
       let p = PathBuf::from(arg);
diff --git a/cli/tests/integration_tests.rs b/cli/tests/integration_tests.rs
index 4eda0e8dd2..943e567998 100644
--- a/cli/tests/integration_tests.rs
+++ b/cli/tests/integration_tests.rs
@@ -3526,3 +3526,36 @@ fn rust_log() {
   assert!(output.status.success());
   assert!(!output.stderr.is_empty());
 }
+
+#[test]
+fn lint_ignore_unexplicit_files() {
+  let output = util::deno_cmd()
+    .current_dir(util::root_path())
+    .arg("lint")
+    .arg("--unstable")
+    .arg("--ignore=./")
+    .stderr(std::process::Stdio::piped())
+    .spawn()
+    .unwrap()
+    .wait_with_output()
+    .unwrap();
+  assert!(output.status.success());
+  assert!(output.stderr.is_empty());
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn fmt_ignore_unexplicit_files() {
+  let output = util::deno_cmd()
+    .current_dir(util::root_path())
+    .arg("fmt")
+    .arg("--unstable")
+    .arg("--check")
+    .arg("--ignore=./")
+    .stderr(std::process::Stdio::piped())
+    .spawn()
+    .unwrap()
+    .wait_with_output()
+    .unwrap();
+  assert!(output.status.success());
+  assert!(output.stderr.is_empty());
+}