diff --git a/modules/options/dynamic.go b/modules/options/dynamic.go
index a20253676e671..f9b3714b8fb90 100644
--- a/modules/options/dynamic.go
+++ b/modules/options/dynamic.go
@@ -79,22 +79,22 @@ func WalkLocales(callback func(path, name string, d fs.DirEntry, err error) erro
 
 // Readme reads the content of a specific readme from static or custom path.
 func Readme(name string) ([]byte, error) {
-	return fileFromDir(path.Join("readme", name))
+	return fileFromDir(path.Join("readme", path.Clean("/"+name)))
 }
 
 // Gitignore reads the content of a specific gitignore from static or custom path.
 func Gitignore(name string) ([]byte, error) {
-	return fileFromDir(path.Join("gitignore", name))
+	return fileFromDir(path.Join("gitignore", path.Clean("/"+name)))
 }
 
 // License reads the content of a specific license from static or custom path.
 func License(name string) ([]byte, error) {
-	return fileFromDir(path.Join("license", name))
+	return fileFromDir(path.Join("license", path.Clean("/"+name)))
 }
 
 // Labels reads the content of a specific labels from static or custom path.
 func Labels(name string) ([]byte, error) {
-	return fileFromDir(path.Join("label", name))
+	return fileFromDir(path.Join("label", path.Clean("/"+name)))
 }
 
 // fileFromDir is a helper to read files from static or custom path.
diff --git a/modules/options/static.go b/modules/options/static.go
index ff3c86d3f84f6..2405d658bfb17 100644
--- a/modules/options/static.go
+++ b/modules/options/static.go
@@ -84,22 +84,22 @@ func WalkLocales(callback func(path, name string, d fs.DirEntry, err error) erro
 
 // Readme reads the content of a specific readme from bindata or custom path.
 func Readme(name string) ([]byte, error) {
-	return fileFromDir(path.Join("readme", name))
+	return fileFromDir(path.Join("readme", path.Clean("/"+name)))
 }
 
 // Gitignore reads the content of a gitignore locale from bindata or custom path.
 func Gitignore(name string) ([]byte, error) {
-	return fileFromDir(path.Join("gitignore", name))
+	return fileFromDir(path.Join("gitignore", path.Clean("/"+name)))
 }
 
 // License reads the content of a specific license from bindata or custom path.
 func License(name string) ([]byte, error) {
-	return fileFromDir(path.Join("license", name))
+	return fileFromDir(path.Join("license", path.Clean("/"+name)))
 }
 
 // Labels reads the content of a specific labels from static or custom path.
 func Labels(name string) ([]byte, error) {
-	return fileFromDir(path.Join("label", name))
+	return fileFromDir(path.Join("label", path.Clean("/"+name)))
 }
 
 // fileFromDir is a helper to read files from bindata or custom path.