1 files changed, 1 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/connect.c b/connect.c
index e92af29735..574f42fa47 100644
--- a/connect.c
+++ b/connect.c
@@ -529,7 +529,7 @@ struct child_process *git_connect(int fd[2], const char *url_orig,
 		end = host;
 
 	path = strchr(end, c);
-	if (path) {
+	if (path && !has_dos_drive_prefix(end)) {
 		if (c == ':') {
 			protocol = PROTO_SSH;
 			*path++ = '\0';