diff --git a/pyinstaller/hook-distorm3.py b/pyinstaller/hook-distorm3.py
index 883f5ac82..65cf61fa5 100755
--- a/pyinstaller/hook-distorm3.py
+++ b/pyinstaller/hook-distorm3.py
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 
 for path in sys.path:
     if os.path.exists(os.path.join(path, "distorm3", "distorm3.dll")):
-        datas.append((os.path.join(path, "distorm3", "distorm3.dll"), ""))
+        datas.append((os.path.join(path, "distorm3", "distorm3.dll"), "."))
     if os.path.exists(os.path.join(path, "distorm3", "libdistorm3.so")):
-        datas.append((os.path.join(path, "distorm3", "libdistorm3.so"), ""))
+        datas.append((os.path.join(path, "distorm3", "libdistorm3.so"), "."))
 
diff --git a/pyinstaller/hook-openpyxl.py b/pyinstaller/hook-openpyxl.py
index 8174c176a..9d8b69346 100755
--- a/pyinstaller/hook-openpyxl.py
+++ b/pyinstaller/hook-openpyxl.py
@@ -16,4 +16,4 @@
 
 for path in sys.path:
     if os.path.exists(os.path.join(path, "openpyxl", ".constants.json")):
-        datas.append((os.path.join(path, "openpyxl", ".constants.json"), ""))
+        datas.append((os.path.join(path, "openpyxl", ".constants.json"), "."))
diff --git a/pyinstaller/hook-yara.py b/pyinstaller/hook-yara.py
index 7481404d6..405e76230 100644
--- a/pyinstaller/hook-yara.py
+++ b/pyinstaller/hook-yara.py
@@ -5,6 +5,6 @@
 
 for path in sys.path:
     if os.path.exists(os.path.join(path, "yara.pyd")):
-        datas.append((os.path.join(path, "yara.pyd"), ""))
+        datas.append((os.path.join(path, "yara.pyd"), "."))
     if os.path.exists(os.path.join(path, "yara.so")):
-        datas.append((os.path.join(path, "yara.so"), ""))
+        datas.append((os.path.join(path, "yara.so"), "."))