diff --git a/extensions/git/src/git.ts b/extensions/git/src/git.ts
index 474623b9c4e..b304e21ed5a 100644
--- a/extensions/git/src/git.ts
+++ b/extensions/git/src/git.ts
@@ -467,7 +467,7 @@ export class Git {
 
 					try {
 						const networkPath = await new Promise<string | undefined>(resolve =>
-							realpath.native(`${letter}:`, { encoding: 'utf8' }, (err, resolvedPath) =>
+							realpath.native(`${letter}:\\`, { encoding: 'utf8' }, (err, resolvedPath) =>
 								resolve(err !== null ? undefined : resolvedPath),
 							),
 						);