diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index ba37bfd1a6..c072148bb6 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+Thu Feb 20 18:44:51 2003  Nobuyoshi Nakada  <nobu.nokada@softhome.net>
+
+	* file.c (file_expand_path): fix wrong behavior for root file.
+	  expand_path("..", "//machine/share") => "//machine/share"
+	  expand_path("..", "c:/a") => "c:/"
+	  expand_path("..", "/a") => "/"
+
 Thu Feb 20 18:11:01 2003  Nobuyoshi Nakada  <nobu.nokada@softhome.net>
 
 	* file.c (file_expand_path): should not upward beyond share name.
diff --git a/file.c b/file.c
index 3578b17a1e..407a76d8ac 100644
--- a/file.c
+++ b/file.c
@@ -1434,7 +1434,7 @@ nextdirsep(s)
     return (char *)s;
 }
 
-
+#if defined(DOSISH_UNC) || defined(DOSISH_DRIVE_LETTER) 
 static inline char *
 skipprefix(path)
     const char *path;
@@ -1450,9 +1450,11 @@ skipprefix(path)
     if (has_drive_letter(path))
 	return (char *)(path + 2);
 #endif
-    while (isdirsep(*path)) path++;
     return (char *)path;
 }
+#else
+#define skipprefix(path) (path)
+#endif
 
 static char *
 strrdirsep(path)