diff --git a/volatility3/framework/automagic/symbol_cache.py b/volatility3/framework/automagic/symbol_cache.py
index ff75e86c6..f0029d0f5 100644
--- a/volatility3/framework/automagic/symbol_cache.py
+++ b/volatility3/framework/automagic/symbol_cache.py
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import datetime
 import json
 import logging
 import os
+import pathlib
 import sqlite3
 import urllib
 import urllib.parse
@@ -495,9 +496,12 @@ class SqliteCache(CacheManagerInterface):
                 vollog.debug(
                     f"Duplicate entry for identifier {row['identifier']}: {row['location']} and {output[row['identifier']]}"
                 )
-            local_filepath = self._get_local_filepath(row["location"])
-            if local_filepath and not local_filepath.startswith(
-                tuple(constants.SYMBOL_BASEPATHS)
+            local_filepath = pathlib.Path(self._get_local_filepath(row["location"]))
+            if local_filepath and not any(
+                [
+                    local_filepath.is_relative_to(basepath)
+                    for basepath in constants.SYMBOL_BASEPATHS
+                ]
             ):
                 vollog.debug(
                     f"Location {row['location']} was not in the registered symbol paths and therefore not in the identifier dictionary"