1 files changed, 1 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/Lib/ntpath.py b/Lib/ntpath.py
index e93a5e69600..6e2da79c85d 100644
--- a/Lib/ntpath.py
+++ b/Lib/ntpath.py
@@ -670,7 +670,7 @@ else:
 
         # Non-strict algorithm is to find as much of the target directory
         # as we can and join the rest.
-        tail = ''
+        tail = path[:0]
         while path:
             try:
                 path = _getfinalpathname(path)