diff --git a/library/std/src/sys/windows/path.rs b/library/std/src/sys/windows/path.rs
index d9684f2175313..eb1f42e1193d2 100644
--- a/library/std/src/sys/windows/path.rs
+++ b/library/std/src/sys/windows/path.rs
@@ -214,6 +214,10 @@ fn parse_next_component(path: &OsStr, verbatim: bool) -> (&OsStr, &OsStr) {
 ///
 /// This path may or may not have a verbatim prefix.
 pub(crate) fn maybe_verbatim(path: &Path) -> io::Result<Vec<u16>> {
+    if !super::compat::is_windows_nt() {
+        return to_u16s(path);
+    }
+
     let path = to_u16s(path)?;
     get_long_path(path, true)
 }