diff --git a/ruff_cli/src/cli.rs b/ruff_cli/src/cli.rs
index 664e473882..cfacd30d52 100644
--- a/ruff_cli/src/cli.rs
+++ b/ruff_cli/src/cli.rs
@@ -1,8 +1,7 @@
-use std::path::{Path, PathBuf};
+use std::path::PathBuf;
 
 use clap::{command, Parser};
 use regex::Regex;
-use ruff::fs;
 use ruff::logging::LogLevel;
 use ruff::registry::{Rule, RuleSelector};
 use ruff::resolver::ConfigProcessor;
@@ -444,9 +443,6 @@ pub fn collect_per_file_ignores(pairs: Vec<PatternPrefixPair>) -> Vec<PerFileIgn
     }
     per_file_ignores
         .into_iter()
-        .map(|(pattern, prefixes)| {
-            let absolute = fs::normalize_path(Path::new(&pattern));
-            PerFileIgnore::new(pattern, absolute, &prefixes)
-        })
+        .map(|(pattern, prefixes)| PerFileIgnore::new(pattern, &prefixes, None))
         .collect()
 }
diff --git a/src/settings/configuration.rs b/src/settings/configuration.rs
index b981008ce8..20b38f914d 100644
--- a/src/settings/configuration.rs
+++ b/src/settings/configuration.rs
@@ -149,8 +149,7 @@ impl Configuration {
                 per_file_ignores
                     .into_iter()
                     .map(|(pattern, prefixes)| {
-                        let absolute = fs::normalize_path_to(Path::new(&pattern), project_root);
-                        PerFileIgnore::new(pattern, absolute, &prefixes)
+                        PerFileIgnore::new(pattern, &prefixes, Some(project_root))
                     })
                     .collect()
             }),
diff --git a/src/settings/types.rs b/src/settings/types.rs
index de0cde43da..68d73444c8 100644
--- a/src/settings/types.rs
+++ b/src/settings/types.rs
@@ -87,16 +87,22 @@ impl FromStr for FilePattern {
 
 #[derive(Debug, Clone)]
 pub struct PerFileIgnore {
-    pub basename: String,
-    pub absolute: PathBuf,
-    pub codes: HashableHashSet<Rule>,
+    pub(crate) basename: String,
+    pub(crate) absolute: PathBuf,
+    pub(crate) codes: HashableHashSet<Rule>,
 }
 
 impl PerFileIgnore {
-    pub fn new(basename: String, absolute: PathBuf, prefixes: &[RuleSelector]) -> Self {
+    pub fn new(pattern: String, prefixes: &[RuleSelector], project_root: Option<&Path>) -> Self {
         let codes: FxHashSet<_> = prefixes.iter().flat_map(RuleSelector::codes).collect();
+        let path = Path::new(&pattern);
+        let absolute = match project_root {
+            Some(project_root) => fs::normalize_path_to(path, project_root),
+            None => fs::normalize_path(path),
+        };
+
         Self {
-            basename,
+            basename: pattern,
             absolute,
             codes: codes.into(),
         }