diff --git a/elf/Makefile b/elf/Makefile
index f9bd86a05a..f70ec7cb84 100644
--- a/elf/Makefile
+++ b/elf/Makefile
@@ -428,6 +428,7 @@ tests += \
   tst-nodelete-opened \
   tst-nodelete2 \
   tst-noload \
+  tst-non-directory-path \
   tst-null-argv \
   tst-p_align1 \
   tst-p_align2 \
@@ -856,6 +857,7 @@ modules-names += \
   tst-nodelete-dlclose-plugin \
   tst-nodelete-opened-lib \
   tst-nodelete2mod \
+  tst-non-directory-mod \
   tst-null-argv-lib \
   tst-p_alignmod-base \
   tst-p_alignmod3 \
@@ -1122,6 +1124,7 @@ ifeq (yes,$(build-shared))
 ifeq ($(run-built-tests),yes)
 tests-special += \
   $(objpfx)argv0test.out \
+  $(objpfx)tst-non-directory-path.out \
   $(objpfx)tst-pathopt.out \
   $(objpfx)tst-rtld-help.out \
   $(objpfx)tst-rtld-list-diagnostics.out \
@@ -2987,3 +2990,12 @@ $(objpfx)tst-decorate-maps: $(shared-thread-library)
 tst-decorate-maps-ENV = \
   GLIBC_TUNABLES=glibc.malloc.arena_max=8:glibc.malloc.mmap_threshold=1024:glibc.mem.decorate_maps=1
 tst-decorate-maps-ARGS = 8
+
+LDFLAGS-tst-non-directory-mod.so = -Wl,-soname,tst-non-directory-mod.so
+$(objpfx)tst-non-directory-path: $(objpfx)tst-non-directory-mod.so
+$(objpfx)tst-non-directory-path.out: tst-non-directory-path.sh \
+	$(objpfx)tst-non-directory-path
+	$(SHELL) tst-non-directory-path.sh $(objpfx)ld.so $(objpfx)tst-non-directory-path \
+		    '$(test-wrapper-env)' '$(run_program_env)' \
+		    '$(rpath-link)' $(objpfx) > $@; \
+	$(evaluate-test)
diff --git a/elf/dl-load.c b/elf/dl-load.c
index 2923b1141d..8d351153c8 100644
--- a/elf/dl-load.c
+++ b/elf/dl-load.c
@@ -1810,7 +1810,6 @@ open_path (const char *name, size_t namelen, int mode,
       size_t cnt;
       char *edp;
       int here_any = 0;
-      int err;
 
       /* If we are debugging the search for libraries print the path
 	 now if it hasn't happened now.  */
@@ -1911,8 +1910,12 @@ open_path (const char *name, size_t namelen, int mode,
 	      return -1;
 	    }
 	}
-      if (here_any && (err = errno) != ENOENT && err != EACCES)
-	/* The file exists and is readable, but something went wrong.  */
+
+      /* Continue the search if the file does not exist (ENOENT), if it can
+	 not be accessed (EACCES), or if the a component in the path is not a
+	 directory (for instance, if the component is a existing file meaning
+	 essentially that the pathname is invalid - ENOTDIR).  */
+      if (here_any && errno != ENOENT && errno != EACCES && errno != ENOTDIR)
 	return -1;
 
       /* Remember whether we found anything.  */
diff --git a/elf/tst-non-directory-mod.c b/elf/tst-non-directory-mod.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..aa6d4c27df
--- /dev/null
+++ b/elf/tst-non-directory-mod.c
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+void foo (void) {}
diff --git a/elf/tst-non-directory-path.c b/elf/tst-non-directory-path.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..cb54289a07
--- /dev/null
+++ b/elf/tst-non-directory-path.c
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+int main (int argc, char *argv[])
+{
+  return 0;
+}
diff --git a/elf/tst-non-directory-path.sh b/elf/tst-non-directory-path.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000..b21cae30c6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/elf/tst-non-directory-path.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,77 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+# Test if library search path does not terminates with non-directory
+# components.
+# Copyright (C) 2023 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+# This file is part of the GNU C Library.
+#
+# The GNU C Library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+# modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
+# License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
+# version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+#
+# The GNU C Library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
+# Lesser General Public License for more details.
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
+# License along with the GNU C Library; if not, see
+# <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+
+set -e
+
+rtld=$1
+test_program=$2
+test_wrapper_env=$3
+run_program_env=$4
+# Remove the last space to allow concatenate extra paths.
+library_path=$(echo $5 | tr -d '[:space:]')
+objpfx=$6
+
+test_binary=$(basename ${test_program})
+test_libpath=${test_binary}-x
+
+mkdir -p ${objpfx}/${test_libpath}
+mv ${objpfx}/tst-non-directory-mod.so ${objpfx}/${test_libpath}
+
+# Check with absolute paths.
+${test_wrapper_env} \
+${run_program_env} \
+$rtld --inhibit-cache \
+  --library-path \
+  "$library_path":"${objpfx}"tst-non-directory-invalid:"${objpfx}"${test_libpath} \
+  $test_program 2>&1 && rc=0 || rc=$?
+
+${test_wrapper_env} \
+${run_program_env} \
+$rtld --inhibit-cache \
+  --library-path \
+  "$library_path":"${objpfx}"${test_binary}:"${objpfx}"${test_libpath} \
+  $test_program 2>&1 && rc=0 || rc=$?
+
+# Rlative paths along with non-existent path in search list.
+cd "$objpfx"
+${test_wrapper_env} \
+${run_program_env} \
+$rtld --inhibit-cache \
+  --library-path \
+  "$library_path":../elf/tst-non-directory-invalid::../elf/${test_libpath} \
+  $test_program 2>&1 && rc=0 || rc=$?
+
+# Relative paths along with component in the path is not a directory in search list.
+${test_wrapper_env} \
+${run_program_env} \
+$rtld --inhibit-cache \
+  --library-path \
+  "$library_path":../elf/${test_binary}:../elf/${test_libpath} \
+  $test_program 2>&1 && rc=0 || rc=$?
+
+# Relative paths along with non-existent path and a component in the path that is not a directory.
+${test_wrapper_env} \
+${run_program_env} \
+$rtld --inhibit-cache \
+  --library-path \
+  "$library_path":../elf/tst-non-directory-invalid:../elf/${test_binary}:../elf/${test_libpath} \
+  $test_program 2>&1 && rc=0 || rc=$?
+
+exit $rc
