diff --git a/library/std/src/path.rs b/library/std/src/path.rs
index b83c1e9628d..6fa73042a30 100644
--- a/library/std/src/path.rs
+++ b/library/std/src/path.rs
@@ -1838,7 +1838,7 @@ impl Path {
             // FIXME: Allow Redox prefixes
             self.has_root() || has_redox_scheme(self.as_u8_slice())
         } else {
-            self.has_root() && (cfg!(unix) || self.prefix().is_some())
+            self.has_root() && (cfg!(any(unix, target_os = "wasi")) || self.prefix().is_some())
         }
     }