diff --git a/winsup/cygwin/msys2_path_conv.cc b/winsup/cygwin/msys2_path_conv.cc
index f6e91a24aa..4c0cc82cf2 100644
--- a/winsup/cygwin/msys2_path_conv.cc
+++ b/winsup/cygwin/msys2_path_conv.cc
@@ -368,7 +368,6 @@ path_type find_path_start_and_type(const char** src, int recurse, const char* en
         switch (*it) {
         case '`':
         case '\'':
-        case '"':
         case '*':
         case '?':
         case '[':