1 files changed, 5 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/util.h b/util.h
index beb5215e81..cb9f4c9f93 100644
--- a/util.h
+++ b/util.h
@@ -26,7 +26,11 @@
 	(*(f) == '/'							\
 	 || ((f)[0] && (f)[1] == ':'))		/* drive name */
 #    else	/* !DOSISH */
-#      define PERL_FILE_IS_ABSOLUTE(f)	(*(f) == '/')
+#      ifdef MACOS_TRADITIONAL
+#        define PERL_FILE_IS_ABSOLUTE(f)	(strchr(f, ':'))
+#      else /* !MACOS_TRADITIONAL */
+#        define PERL_FILE_IS_ABSOLUTE(f)	(*(f) == '/')
+#      endif /* MACOS_TRADITIONAL */
 #    endif	/* DOSISH */
 #  endif	/* WIN32 */
 #endif		/* VMS */