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diff --git a/winsup/cygwin/path.cc b/winsup/cygwin/path.cc
index 72704480d..0cce1c946 100644
--- a/winsup/cygwin/path.cc
+++ b/winsup/cygwin/path.cc
@@ -2503,8 +2503,14 @@ restart:
performed before checking the SYSTEM attribute for sysfile
symlinks, since reparse points can have this flag set, too.
For instance, Vista starts to create a couple of reparse points
- with SYSTEM and HIDDEN flags set. */
- else if (fileattr & FILE_ATTRIBUTE_REPARSE_POINT)
+ with SYSTEM and HIDDEN flags set.
+ Also don't check reparse points on remote filesystems.
+ A reparse point pointing to another file on the remote system will be
+ mistreated as pointing to a local file on the local system. This
+ breaks the way reparse points are transparently handled on remote
+ systems. */
+ else if ((fileattr & FILE_ATTRIBUTE_REPARSE_POINT)
+ && !fs.is_remote_drive())
{
res = check_reparse_point (h);
if (res == -1)