1 files changed, 4 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/editors/patch.c b/editors/patch.c
index f65bbf4f9..65b8f659b 100644
--- a/editors/patch.c
+++ b/editors/patch.c
@@ -121,6 +121,10 @@ int patch_main(int argc, char **argv)
 
                 /* Extract the filename used before the patch was generated */
                 original_filename = extract_filename(patch_line, patch_level);
+#ifdef __MINGW32__
+                if (!strcmp(original_filename, "/dev/null"))
+                        original_filename = "nul";
+#endif
                 free(patch_line);
 
                 patch_line = xmalloc_fgets(patch_file);