diff --git a/binutils/ChangeLog b/binutils/ChangeLog
index 13ec867ecf..1cb0b71745 100644
--- a/binutils/ChangeLog
+++ b/binutils/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+2000-06-25  Alexander Aganichev <AAganichev@hypercom.com>
+
+	* ar.c (normalize): Advance past both characters in a DOS based
+	<letter>: filepath prefix.
+	(main): Likewise.
+	* bucomm.c (make_tempname): Likewise.
+
 2000-06-24  Nick Clifton  <nickc@cygnus.com>
 
 	* objdump.c (usage): Fix description of --stabs switch.
diff --git a/binutils/ar.c b/binutils/ar.c
index 650092f449..c8179d469b 100644
--- a/binutils/ar.c
+++ b/binutils/ar.c
@@ -310,7 +310,7 @@ normalize (file, abfd)
     if (filename == NULL || (bslash != NULL && bslash > filename))
       filename = bslash;
     if (filename == NULL && file[0] != '\0' && file[1] == ':')
-      filename = file + 1;
+      filename = file + 2;
   }
 #endif
   if (filename != (char *) NULL)
@@ -395,7 +395,7 @@ main (argc, argv)
 	  if (temp == NULL || (bslash != NULL && bslash > temp))
 	    temp = bslash;
 	  if (temp == NULL && program_name[0] != '\0' && program_name[1] == ':')
-	    temp = program_name + 1;
+	    temp = program_name + 2;
 	}
 #endif
       if (temp == NULL)
diff --git a/binutils/bucomm.c b/binutils/bucomm.c
index 86c327fd43..a40a599ee3 100644
--- a/binutils/bucomm.c
+++ b/binutils/bucomm.c
@@ -222,7 +222,7 @@ make_tempname (filename)
     if (slash == NULL || (bslash != NULL && bslash > slash))
       slash = bslash;
     if (slash == NULL && filename[0] != '\0' && filename[1] == ':')
-      slash = filename + 1;
+      slash = filename + 2;
   }
 #endif