diff --git a/scp.c b/scp.c
index e65b46631..f0cff40b8 100644
--- a/scp.c
+++ b/scp.c
@@ -595,12 +595,17 @@ main(int argc, char **argv)
 #ifdef WINDOWS
 	/* 
 	 * To support both Windows and Unix style paths
-	 * convert '\\' to '/' in rest of arguments 
+	 * convert '\\' to '/' in path portion of rest arguments 
 	 */	
 	{		
 		int i;
-		for (i = 0; i < argc; i++) 
-			convertToForwardslash(argv[i]);
+		char *p;
+		for (i = 0; i < argc; i++) {
+			if(p = colon(argv[i]))			
+				convertToForwardslash(p);
+			else
+				convertToForwardslash(argv[i]);			
+		}			
 	}
 #endif /* WINDOWS */