diff --git a/cmd/vet/main.go b/cmd/vet/main.go
index c8b6fe70..564e2e2a 100644
--- a/cmd/vet/main.go
+++ b/cmd/vet/main.go
@@ -220,6 +220,10 @@ func doPackage(directory string, names []string) {
 		files = append(files, &File{fset: fs, content: data, name: name, file: parsedFile})
 	}
 	pkg := new(Package)
+	if directory == "." {
+		// Special case: Use the base name so we don't see "." as the package name in messages.
+		directory = filepath.Base(filepath.Dir(names[0]))
+	}
 	pkg.path = directory
 	pkg.files = files
 	// Type check the package.