diff --git a/crates/transport-ipc/src/connect.rs b/crates/transport-ipc/src/connect.rs
index e6d41ad18bf..d9c10110060 100644
--- a/crates/transport-ipc/src/connect.rs
+++ b/crates/transport-ipc/src/connect.rs
@@ -1,11 +1,8 @@
 use interprocess::local_socket as ls;
 use std::io;
 
-pub(crate) fn to_name(mut path: &std::ffi::OsStr) -> io::Result<ls::Name<'_>> {
-    if cfg!(windows) {
-        if let Some(name) = path.as_encoded_bytes().strip_prefix(br"\\.\pipe\") {
-            path = unsafe { std::ffi::OsStr::from_encoded_bytes_unchecked(name) }
-        }
+pub(crate) fn to_name(path: &std::ffi::OsStr) -> io::Result<ls::Name<'_>> {
+    if cfg!(windows) && !path.as_encoded_bytes().starts_with(br"\\.\pipe\") {
         ls::ToNsName::to_ns_name::<ls::GenericNamespaced>(path)
     } else {
         ls::ToFsName::to_fs_name::<ls::GenericFilePath>(path)