diff --git a/haskell-lsp-types/src/Language/Haskell/LSP/TH/Uri.hs b/haskell-lsp-types/src/Language/Haskell/LSP/TH/Uri.hs
index 7dc3fcbc2..3498e0a9f 100644
--- a/haskell-lsp-types/src/Language/Haskell/LSP/TH/Uri.hs
+++ b/haskell-lsp-types/src/Language/Haskell/LSP/TH/Uri.hs
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ platformAwareUriToFilePath systemOS (Uri uri) = do
 
 platformAdjustFromUriPath :: SystemOS -> String -> FilePath
 platformAdjustFromUriPath systemOS srcPath =
-  if systemOS /= windowsOS then srcPath
+  if systemOS /= windowsOS || null srcPath then srcPath
     else let
       firstSegment:rest = (FPP.splitDirectories . tail) srcPath  -- Drop leading '/' for absolute Windows paths
       drive = if FPW.isDrive firstSegment then FPW.addTrailingPathSeparator firstSegment else firstSegment