diff --git a/src/common/filename.cpp b/src/common/filename.cpp
index d31d3a5f35..1a40f08a10 100644
--- a/src/common/filename.cpp
+++ b/src/common/filename.cpp
@@ -290,7 +290,7 @@ inline bool IsDOSPathSep(wxUniChar ch)
 // like a UNC path
 static bool IsUNCPath(const wxString& path, wxPathFormat format)
 {
-    return format == wxPATH_DOS &&
+    return wxFileName::GetFormat(format) == wxPATH_DOS &&
                 path.length() >= 4 && // "\\a" can't be a UNC path
                     IsDOSPathSep(path[0u]) &&
                         IsDOSPathSep(path[1u]) &&
diff --git a/tests/filename/filenametest.cpp b/tests/filename/filenametest.cpp
index 3134bbe53d..ba8a326a77 100644
--- a/tests/filename/filenametest.cpp
+++ b/tests/filename/filenametest.cpp
@@ -550,6 +550,14 @@ TEST_CASE("wxFileName::UNC", "[filename]")
     fn.Assign("\\\\share2\\path2\\name.ext", wxPATH_DOS);
     CHECK( fn.GetVolume() == "share2" );
     CHECK( fn.GetPath(wxPATH_NO_SEPARATOR, wxPATH_DOS) == "\\path2" );
+
+#ifdef __WINDOWS__
+    // Check that doubled backslashes in the beginning of the path are not
+    // misinterpreted as UNC volume when we have a drive letter in the
+    // beginning.
+    fn.Assign("d:\\\\root\\directory\\file");
+    CHECK( fn.GetFullPath() == "d:\\root\\directory\\file" );
+#endif // __WINDOWS__
 }
 
 TEST_CASE("wxFileName::VolumeUniqueName", "[filename]")