diff --git a/source/dub/internal/vibecompat/inet/path.d b/source/dub/internal/vibecompat/inet/path.d
index 4a662f9..e12cf3f 100644
--- a/source/dub/internal/vibecompat/inet/path.d
+++ b/source/dub/internal/vibecompat/inet/path.d
@@ -273,7 +273,11 @@
 /// Splits up a path string into its elements/folders
 PathEntry[] splitPath(string path)
 {
-	if( path.startsWith("/") || path.startsWith("\\") ) path = path[1 .. $];
+	if( path.startsWith("/") || path.startsWith("\\") ) 
+	{
+		if( path.startsWith("\\") ) path = path[2 .. $];
+		else path = path[1 .. $];
+	}
 	if( path.empty ) return null;
 	if( path.endsWith("/") || path.endsWith("\\") ) path = path[0 .. $-1];