diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 4c948a5c2e..1977768d7a 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+Thu Jan 29 19:28:16 2004  Minero Aoki  <aamine@loveruby.net>
+
+	* lib/net/http.rb (Request#initialize): reject only when a path is
+	  empty. [ruby-dev:22771]
+
 Thu Jan 29 17:03:49 2004  Yukihiro Matsumoto  <matz@ruby-lang.org>
 
 	* dir.c: merge tuning from H.Yamamoto <ocean@m2.ccsnet.ne.jp>.
diff --git a/lib/net/http.rb b/lib/net/http.rb
index 90843576ba..75dca46317 100644
--- a/lib/net/http.rb
+++ b/lib/net/http.rb
@@ -1094,7 +1094,7 @@ module Net # :nodoc:
       @method = m
       @request_has_body = reqbody
       @response_has_body = resbody
-      raise ArgumentError, "invalid request path: #{path.inspect}" unless %r<\A/> =~ path
+      raise ArgumentError, "HTTP request path is empty" if path.empty?
       @path = path
 
       @header = {}