diff --git a/.lintstagedrc.mjs b/.lintstagedrc.mjs
index 8b3a63e..f05df33 100644
--- a/.lintstagedrc.mjs
+++ b/.lintstagedrc.mjs
@@ -13,9 +13,11 @@ export default {
     // 1. Format first (auto-fixes what it can)
     commands.push(`prettier --write ${filenames.join(' ')}`);
 
-    // 2. Extract affected packages
+    // 2. Extract affected packages from absolute paths
+    // lint-staged passes absolute paths, so we need to extract the relative part
     const packages = [...new Set(filenames.map(f => {
-      const match = f.match(/^(apps|packages)\/([^/]+)\//);
+      // Match either absolute or relative paths: .../packages/shared/... or packages/shared/...
+      const match = f.match(/(?:^|\/)(apps|packages)\/([^/]+)\//);
       if (!match) return null;
       // Return package name format for turbo (e.g., "@mosaic/api")
       return `@mosaic/${match[2]}`;
@@ -26,7 +28,7 @@ export default {
     }
 
     // 3. Lint entire affected packages via turbo
-    // --max-warnings=0 means ANY warning blocks the commit
+    // --max-warnings=0 means ANY warning/error blocks the commit
     packages.forEach(pkg => {
       commands.push(`pnpm turbo run lint --filter=${pkg} -- --max-warnings=0`);
     });