diff --git a/cmds/installd/tests/installd_utils_test.cpp b/cmds/installd/tests/installd_utils_test.cpp
index 09dd25a..2ca7ac2 100644
--- a/cmds/installd/tests/installd_utils_test.cpp
+++ b/cmds/installd/tests/installd_utils_test.cpp
@@ -168,12 +168,6 @@
             << badasec1 << " should be rejected as a invalid path";
 }
 
-TEST_F(UtilsTest, IsValidApkPath_DoubleSlashFail) {
-    const char *badasec2 = TEST_ASEC_DIR "com.example.asec//pkg.apk";
-    EXPECT_EQ(-1, validate_apk_path(badasec2))
-            << badasec2 << " should be rejected as a invalid path";
-}
-
 TEST_F(UtilsTest, IsValidApkPath_SubdirEscapeFail) {
     const char *badasec3 = TEST_ASEC_DIR "com.example.asec/../../../pkg.apk";
     EXPECT_EQ(-1, validate_apk_path(badasec3))
@@ -451,5 +445,29 @@
         package_name, app_dir_ce_user_10 + "/" + too_long, app_uid_for_user_10, FLAG_STORAGE_CE);
 }
 
+TEST_F(UtilsTest, ValidateApkPath) {
+    EXPECT_EQ(0, validate_apk_path("/data/app/com.example"));
+    EXPECT_EQ(0, validate_apk_path("/data/app/com.example/file"));
+    EXPECT_EQ(0, validate_apk_path("/data/app/com.example//file"));
+    EXPECT_NE(0, validate_apk_path("/data/app/com.example/dir/"));
+    EXPECT_NE(0, validate_apk_path("/data/app/com.example/dir/file"));
+    EXPECT_NE(0, validate_apk_path("/data/app/com.example/dir/dir/file"));
+    EXPECT_NE(0, validate_apk_path("/data/app/com.example/dir/dir//file"));
+    EXPECT_NE(0, validate_apk_path("/data/app/com.example/dir/dir/dir/file"));
+    EXPECT_NE(0, validate_apk_path("/data/app/com.example/dir/dir/dir//file"));
+}
+
+TEST_F(UtilsTest, ValidateApkPathSubdirs) {
+    EXPECT_EQ(0, validate_apk_path_subdirs("/data/app/com.example"));
+    EXPECT_EQ(0, validate_apk_path_subdirs("/data/app/com.example/file"));
+    EXPECT_EQ(0, validate_apk_path_subdirs("/data/app/com.example//file"));
+    EXPECT_EQ(0, validate_apk_path_subdirs("/data/app/com.example/dir/"));
+    EXPECT_EQ(0, validate_apk_path_subdirs("/data/app/com.example/dir/file"));
+    EXPECT_EQ(0, validate_apk_path_subdirs("/data/app/com.example/dir/dir/file"));
+    EXPECT_EQ(0, validate_apk_path_subdirs("/data/app/com.example/dir/dir//file"));
+    EXPECT_NE(0, validate_apk_path_subdirs("/data/app/com.example/dir/dir/dir/file"));
+    EXPECT_NE(0, validate_apk_path_subdirs("/data/app/com.example/dir/dir/dir//file"));
+}
+
 }  // namespace installd
 }  // namespace android
diff --git a/cmds/installd/utils.cpp b/cmds/installd/utils.cpp
index c21fae5..ca0a82e 100644
--- a/cmds/installd/utils.cpp
+++ b/cmds/installd/utils.cpp
@@ -756,8 +756,11 @@
     auto pos = path.find('/', dir.size());
     int count = 0;
     while (pos != std::string::npos) {
-        pos = path.find('/', pos + 1);
-        count++;
+        auto next = path.find('/', pos + 1);
+        if (next > pos + 1) {
+            count++;
+        }
+        pos = next;
     }
 
     if (count > maxSubdirs) {