diff --git a/src/git/gitService.ts b/src/git/gitService.ts
index 13a0ee05cf3df..3c4b8443d2f17 100644
--- a/src/git/gitService.ts
+++ b/src/git/gitService.ts
@@ -3051,17 +3051,12 @@ export class GitService implements Disposable {
 
 						try {
 							const networkPath = await new Promise<string | undefined>(resolve =>
-								fs.realpath.native(`${letter}:`, { encoding: 'utf8' }, (err, resolvedPath) =>
+								fs.realpath(`${letter}:`, { encoding: 'utf8' }, (err, resolvedPath) =>
 									resolve(err != null ? undefined : resolvedPath),
 								),
 							);
 							if (networkPath != null) {
-								return Strings.normalizePath(
-									repoUri.fsPath.replace(
-										networkPath,
-										`${letter.toLowerCase()}:${networkPath.endsWith('\\') ? '\\' : ''}`,
-									),
-								);
+								return networkPath;
 							}
 						} catch {}
 					}