diff --git a/winsup/cygwin/ChangeLog b/winsup/cygwin/ChangeLog
index 90b2fd863..993e74c76 100644
--- a/winsup/cygwin/ChangeLog
+++ b/winsup/cygwin/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2010-12-06  Corinna Vinschen  <corinna@vinschen.de>
+
+	* path.cc (path_conv::check): Don't generate ENOENT for non-existant
+	CYGDRIVE and NETDRIVE paths.  Add comment.
+
 2010-12-02  Corinna Vinschen  <corinna@vinschen.de>
 
 	* net.cc (get_xp_ifs): Fix counting of idx to return stable interface
diff --git a/winsup/cygwin/path.cc b/winsup/cygwin/path.cc
index eb0fdbefb..ff3e3f034 100644
--- a/winsup/cygwin/path.cc
+++ b/winsup/cygwin/path.cc
@@ -1035,8 +1035,15 @@ out:
 	 is used on it. */
       dev.parse (FH_FS);
     }
-  else if (isvirtual_dev (dev.devn) && fileattr == INVALID_FILE_ATTRIBUTES)
+  else if (isproc_dev (dev.devn) && fileattr == INVALID_FILE_ATTRIBUTES)
     {
+      /* FIXME: Usually we don't set error to ENOENT if a file doesn't
+         exist.  This is typically indicated by the fileattr content.
+	 So, why here?  The downside is that cygwin_conv_path just gets
+	 an error for these paths so it reports the error back to the
+	 application.  Unlike in all other cases of non-existant files,
+	 for which check doesn't set error, so cygwin_conv_path just
+	 returns the path, as intended. */
       error = ENOENT;
       return;
     }