diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 832c11966..0f6517a50 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+2001-12-01  Mike Kestner <mkestner@speakeasy.net>
+
+	* makefile : Make ROOT /cygdrive/, not //.
+
 2001-11-25  Mike Kestner <mkestner@speakeasy.net>
 
 	* codegen/defs-parse.pl (get_sighandler): gen the helper class. arg
diff --git a/makefile b/makefile
index 65bc3cffe..d36c42066 100644
--- a/makefile
+++ b/makefile
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 DIRS=codegen glib gdk gtk sample
-ROOT=//$(subst \,/,$(subst :\,/,$(SYSTEMROOT)))
+ROOT=/cygdrive/$(subst \,/,$(subst :\,/,$(SYSTEMROOT)))
 CSC=$(ROOT)/microsoft.net/framework/v1.0.2914/csc.exe
 
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