--- a/platform/win32.c	Tue Oct 09 15:41:57 2001 +0000
+++ b/platform/win32.c	Wed Nov 14 23:46:41 2001 +0000
@@ -355,10 +355,7 @@
          *  We'll need to check for "." and ".." dirs, though, just in case.
          */
     if ((path[0] == '\\') && (path[1] == '\\'))
-    {
-        BAIL_IF_MACRO(retval == NULL, ERR_OUT_OF_MEMORY, NULL);
         strcpy(retval, path);
-    } /* if */
 
     else
     {