1 files changed, 3 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/common/stringhelp.c b/common/stringhelp.c
index 4d7c3a63b..e1ddf2cfb 100644
--- a/common/stringhelp.c
+++ b/common/stringhelp.c
@@ -496,7 +496,9 @@ do_make_filename (int xmode, const char *first_part, va_list arg_ptr)
     {
 #ifdef HAVE_DRIVE_LETTERS
       p = strchr (name, ':');
-      if (!p)
+      if (p)
+        p++;
+      else
         p = name;
 #else
       p = name;