diff --git a/crates/ide-run/src/tomcat.rs b/crates/ide-run/src/tomcat.rs
index 1352976f6..ac0a55b03 100644
--- a/crates/ide-run/src/tomcat.rs
+++ b/crates/ide-run/src/tomcat.rs
@@ -395,6 +395,10 @@ fn canonical_path(path: &Path) -> IdeResult<PathBuf> {
     let mut resolved = PathBuf::new();
     for component in std::path::absolute(path)?.components() {
         match component {
+            std::path::Component::Prefix(_) => {
+                resolved.push(component);
+                continue;
+            }
             std::path::Component::ParentDir => {
                 resolved.pop();
             }