diff --git a/dist/windows/xine-input_file.patch b/dist/windows/xine-input_file.patch
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d7f636732
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dist/windows/xine-input_file.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+--- src/input/input_file.c~	2010-02-13 18:29:48.000000000 +0000
++++ src/input/input_file.c	2010-02-13 18:29:48.000000000 +0000
+@@ -362,7 +362,7 @@
+   else
+     filename = strdup(this->mrl); /* NEVER unescape plain file names! */
+ 
+-  this->fh = open (filename, O_RDONLY|O_BINARY);
++  this->fh = open (filename+1, O_RDONLY|O_BINARY);
+ 
+   if (this->fh == -1) {
+     if (errno == EACCES) {