diff --git a/picard/util/__init__.py b/picard/util/__init__.py
index 56a80f2a3..294e11064 100644
--- a/picard/util/__init__.py
+++ b/picard/util/__init__.py
@@ -134,8 +134,11 @@ def replace_win32_incompat(string, repl=u"_"):
     """Replace win32 filename incompatible characters from ``string`` by
        ``repl``."""
     # Don't replace : with _ for windows drive
-    drive, rest = ntpath.splitdrive(string)
-    return drive + _re_win32_incompat.sub(repl, rest)
+    if os.path.isabs(string):
+        drive, rest = ntpath.splitdrive(string)
+        return drive + _re_win32_incompat.sub(repl, rest)
+    else:
+        return _re_win32_incompat.sub(repl, string)
 
 
 _re_non_alphanum = re.compile(r'\W+', re.UNICODE)
diff --git a/test/test_utils.py b/test/test_utils.py
index 28a49d737..64121d299 100644
--- a/test/test_utils.py
+++ b/test/test_utils.py
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@ class ReplaceWin32IncompatTest(unittest.TestCase):
                              "c:\\test\\d_/2")
         self.assertEqual(util.replace_win32_incompat("A\"*:<>?|b"),
                              "A_______b")
+        self.assertEqual(util.replace_win32_incompat("d:test"),
+                             "d_test")
 
     def test_incorrect(self):
         self.assertNotEqual(util.replace_win32_incompat("c:\\test\\te\"st2"),