1 files changed, 4 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/Master/install-tl b/Master/install-tl
index 5d7c66ff696..4e03dc73f47 100755
--- a/Master/install-tl
+++ b/Master/install-tl
@@ -381,6 +381,10 @@ if ($opt_profile eq "") {
 
 if (!$finished) {
   # do the actual installation
+  # win32: first, remove trailing slash from texdir[w]
+  # in case it is the root of a drive
+  $vars{'TEXDIR'} =~ s![/\\]$!!;
+  $vars{'TEXDIRW'} =~ s![/\\]$!!;
   do_installation();
 }