diff --git a/Pmodules/modulecmd.bash.in b/Pmodules/modulecmd.bash.in
index 862990f..1d76269 100644
--- a/Pmodules/modulecmd.bash.in
+++ b/Pmodules/modulecmd.bash.in
@@ -1435,6 +1435,7 @@ subcommand_unuse() {
         unuse() {
                 unuse_overlay() {
 			overlay=${overlay%:*}  # ignore any modifier
+			overlay=${overlay%/} # remove trailing '/' if there is one
                         [[ -d "${overlay}" ]] || \
                                 std::die 3 "%s %s: %s -- %s\n" \
                                          "${CMD}" "${subcommand}" \