diff --git a/qbsp/map.c b/qbsp/map.c
index 52e0592d..57438e89 100644
--- a/qbsp/map.c
+++ b/qbsp/map.c
@@ -75,8 +75,14 @@ AddAnimTex(const char *name)
 int
 FindMiptex(const char *name)
 {
+    const char *pathsep;
     int i;
 
+    /* Ignore leading path in texture names (Q2 map compatibility) */
+    pathsep = strrchr(name, '/');
+    if (pathsep)
+	name = pathsep + 1;
+
     for (i = 0; i < map.nummiptex; i++) {
 	if (!strcasecmp(name, map.miptex[i]))
 	    return i;