diff --git a/lib/jekyll.rb b/lib/jekyll.rb
index 6c6fafa4..5caea137 100644
--- a/lib/jekyll.rb
+++ b/lib/jekyll.rb
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ module Jekyll
 
   def self.sanitized_path(base_directory, questionable_path)
     clean_path = File.expand_path(questionable_path, fs_root)
-    clean_path.gsub!(/\/\w\:\//, '/')
+    clean_path.gsub!(/\w\:\//, '/')
     unless clean_path.start_with?(base_directory)
       File.join(base_directory, clean_path)
     else