diff -r dad1debba93c Modules/getpath.c
--- a/Modules/getpath.c	Mon Oct 21 14:46:34 2013 +0200
+++ b/Modules/getpath.c	Tue Oct 22 12:45:51 2013 +0530
@@ -215,6 +215,10 @@
     size_t n, k;
     if (stuff[0] == SEP)
         n = 0;
+    else if (buffer[0] == '\0') {
+        buffer[0] = SEP;
+        n = 1;
+    } 
     else {
         n = wcslen(buffer);
         if (n > 0 && buffer[n-1] != SEP && n < MAXPATHLEN)