1 files changed, 7 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/src/nvim/path.c b/src/nvim/path.c
index 4c16adde4c..80890acb7d 100644
--- a/src/nvim/path.c
+++ b/src/nvim/path.c
@@ -1538,6 +1538,13 @@ void simplify_filename(char *filename)
     } while (vim_ispathsep(*p));
   }
   char *start = p;        // remember start after "c:/" or "/" or "///"
+#ifdef UNIX
+  // Posix says that "//path" is unchanged but "///path" is "/path".
+  if (start > filename + 2) {
+    STRMOVE(filename + 1, p);
+    start = p = filename + 1;
+  }
+#endif
 
   do {
     // At this point "p" is pointing to the char following a single "/"