1 files changed, 1 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/connect.c b/connect.c
index c3a014c5ba..9847d82081 100644
--- a/connect.c
+++ b/connect.c
@@ -343,7 +343,7 @@ int url_is_local_not_ssh(const char *url)
 	const char *colon = strchr(url, ':');
 	const char *slash = strchr(url, '/');
 	return !colon || (slash && slash < colon) ||
-		has_dos_drive_prefix(url);
+		(has_dos_drive_prefix(url) && is_valid_path(url));
 }
 
 static const char *prot_name(enum protocol protocol)