diff --git a/winsup/cygwin/ChangeLog b/winsup/cygwin/ChangeLog
index 3c11a55de..70573a831 100644
--- a/winsup/cygwin/ChangeLog
+++ b/winsup/cygwin/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+2005-05-16  Christopher Faylor  <cgf@timesys.com>
+
+	* path.cc (path_conv::check): Remove embedded dots before slashes.
+
 2005-05-16  Corinna Vinschen  <corinna@vinschen.de>
 
 	* environ.cc (conv_envvars): Remove LD_LIBRARY_PATH entirely.
diff --git a/winsup/cygwin/path.cc b/winsup/cygwin/path.cc
index 867240255..e3ab049ce 100644
--- a/winsup/cygwin/path.cc
+++ b/winsup/cygwin/path.cc
@@ -911,8 +911,8 @@ out:
 	      tail = NULL;
 	    else if (p[1] == '\\')
 	      {
-		error = ENOENT;
-		return;
+		memmove (p, p + 1, strlen (p));
+		tail = NULL;
 	      }
 	    else if (!tail)
 	      tail = p;