diff --git a/lib/std/dynamic_library.zig b/lib/std/dynamic_library.zig
index 68181e574..f2e138c3f 100644
--- a/lib/std/dynamic_library.zig
+++ b/lib/std/dynamic_library.zig
@@ -338,9 +338,14 @@ pub const WindowsDynLib = struct {
     }
 
     pub fn openW(path_w: [*:0]const u16) !WindowsDynLib {
-        return WindowsDynLib{
+        var offset: usize = 0;
+        if (path_w[0] == '\\' and path_w[1] == '?' and path_w[2] == '?' and path_w[3] == '\\') {
             // + 4 to skip over the \??\
-            .dll = try windows.LoadLibraryW(path_w + 4),
+            offset = 4;
+        }
+
+        return WindowsDynLib{
+            .dll = try windows.LoadLibraryW(path_w + offset),
         };
     }