1 files changed, 2 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/Master/install-tl b/Master/install-tl
index 83c6d7696b9..286f9e9eb9d 100755
--- a/Master/install-tl
+++ b/Master/install-tl
@@ -631,6 +631,8 @@ sub do_installation {
     tlwarn("Nothing selected, nothing to install, exiting!\n");
     exit 1;
   }
+  # remove final slash from TEXDIR even if it is the root of a drive
+  $vars{'TEXDIR'} =~ s!/$!!;
   # do the actual installation
   make_var_skeleton "$vars{'TEXMFSYSVAR'}";
   make_local_skeleton "$vars{'TEXMFLOCAL'}";