1 files changed, 10 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/read.c b/read.c
index 87a2f12..e28c5e8 100644
--- a/read.c
+++ b/read.c
@@ -723,6 +723,11 @@ read_makefile (filename, flags)
 	      else
 		break;
 	    }
+#ifdef __MS_DOS__
+	  /* For MS-DOS, skip a "C:\...".  */
+	  if (p != 0 && p[1] == '\\' && isalpha (p[-1]))
+	    p = 0;
+#endif
 	  if (p != 0)
 	    {
 	      struct nameseq *target;
@@ -1538,6 +1543,11 @@ parse_file_seq (stringp, stopchar, size, strip)
       /* Yes, find end of next name.  */
       q = p;
       p = find_char_unquote (q, stopchar, 1);
+#ifdef __MS_DOS__
+      /* For MS-DOS, skip a "C:\...".  */
+      if (stopchar == ':' && p != 0 && p[1] == '\\' && isalpha (p[-1]))
+	p = 0;
+#endif
       if (p == 0)
 	p = q + strlen (q);