diff --git a/source/blender/blenkernel/intern/library.c b/source/blender/blenkernel/intern/library.c
index 2e56ed9d247..a2bd8eeea95 100644
--- a/source/blender/blenkernel/intern/library.c
+++ b/source/blender/blenkernel/intern/library.c
@@ -2526,7 +2526,9 @@ void BKE_library_filepath_set(Library *lib, const char *filepath)
 		 * outliner, and its not really supported but allow from here for now
 		 * since making local could cause this to be directly linked - campbell
 		 */
-		const char *basepath = lib->parent ? lib->parent->filepath : G.main->name;
+		/* Never make paths relative to parent lib - reading code (blenloader) always set *all* lib->name relative to
+		 * current G.main, not to their parent for indirectly linked ones. */
+		const char *basepath = G.main->name;
 		BLI_path_abs(lib->filepath, basepath);
 	}
 }
diff --git a/source/blender/blenloader/intern/blend_validate.c b/source/blender/blenloader/intern/blend_validate.c
index d155fcfaa0d..0963fdd78e0 100644
--- a/source/blender/blenloader/intern/blend_validate.c
+++ b/source/blender/blenloader/intern/blend_validate.c
@@ -85,6 +85,8 @@ bool BLO_main_validate_libraries(struct Main *bmain, struct ReportList *reports)
 		BlendHandle *bh = BLO_blendhandle_from_file(curlib->filepath, reports);
 
 		if (bh == NULL) {
+			BKE_reportf(reports, RPT_ERROR,
+			            "Library ID %s not found at expected path %s!\n", curlib->id.name, curlib->filepath);
 			continue;
 		}