1 files changed, 3 insertions, 12 deletions

diff --git a/win32/mingw.c b/win32/mingw.c
index 8588b1a86..977848a2a 100644
--- a/win32/mingw.c
+++ b/win32/mingw.c
@@ -2292,28 +2292,19 @@ int chdir_system_drive(void)
  * This function is used to make relative paths absolute before a call
  * to chdir_system_drive().  It's unlikely to be useful in other cases.
  *
- * If the argument is an absolute path or a relative path which resolves
- * to a path on the system drive return 'path'.  If it's a relative path
- * which resolves to a path that isn't on the system drive return an
- * allocated string containing the resolved path.  Die on failure,
+ * If the argument is an absolute path return 'path', otherwise return
+ * an allocated string containing the resolved path.  Die on failure,
  * which is most likely because the file doesn't exist.
  */
 char *xabsolute_path(char *path)
 {
         char *rpath;
-        const char *sd;
 
         if (root_len(path) != 0)
                 return path;    // absolute path
         rpath = xmalloc_realpath(path);
-        if (rpath) {
-                sd = get_system_drive();
-                if (sd && is_prefixed_with_case(rpath, sd)) {
-                        free(rpath);
-                        return path;    // resolved path is on system drive
-                }
+        if (rpath)
                 return rpath;
-        }
         bb_perror_msg_and_die("can't open '%s'", path);
 }