diff --git a/src/common/url.c b/src/common/url.c
index c183a5c8..dad23b67 100644
--- a/src/common/url.c
+++ b/src/common/url.c
@@ -512,8 +512,8 @@ re_channel (void)
 
 /*	PATH description --- */
 #ifdef WIN32
-/* Windows path can be \ or .\ or ..\ or e.g. C: etc */
-#define PATH "^(\\\\|\\.{1,2}\\\\|[a-z]:).*"
+/* Windows path can be C: D: etc */
+#define PATH "^([a-z]:).*"
 #else
 /* Linux path can be / or ./ or ../ etc */
 #define PATH "^(/|\\./|\\.\\./).*"