2 files changed, 2 insertions, 4 deletions

diff --git a/mount.c b/mount.c
index e511b798b..0295fabc6 100644
--- a/mount.c
+++ b/mount.c
@@ -385,8 +385,7 @@ extern int mount_main(int argc, char **argv)
 
         if (optind < argc) {
                 /* if device is a filename get its real path */
-                if ((strchr(argv[optind], ':') == NULL) &&
-                        (stat(argv[optind], &statbuf) == 0)) {
+                if (stat(argv[optind], &statbuf) == 0) {
                         realpath(argv[optind], device);
                 } else {
                         safe_strncpy(device, argv[optind], PATH_MAX);
diff --git a/util-linux/mount.c b/util-linux/mount.c
index e511b798b..0295fabc6 100644
--- a/util-linux/mount.c
+++ b/util-linux/mount.c
@@ -385,8 +385,7 @@ extern int mount_main(int argc, char **argv)
 
         if (optind < argc) {
                 /* if device is a filename get its real path */
-                if ((strchr(argv[optind], ':') == NULL) &&
-                        (stat(argv[optind], &statbuf) == 0)) {
+                if (stat(argv[optind], &statbuf) == 0) {
                         realpath(argv[optind], device);
                 } else {
                         safe_strncpy(device, argv[optind], PATH_MAX);