diff --git a/lib/node.js b/lib/node.js
index 37b361e..18e99e3 100644
--- a/lib/node.js
+++ b/lib/node.js
@@ -45,11 +45,17 @@ function load(url, encoding = "utf8"){
 /**
  * Normalise path separators.
  *
+ * Well-formed URIs (those prefixed by `protocol://`)
+ * are returned unmodified unless `clobber` is truthy.
+ *
  * @example "C:\User\foo\..\bar" -> "C:/User/bar"
  * @param {String} input
+ * @param {Boolean} [clobber=false]
  * @return {String}
  */
-function normalisePath(input){
+function normalisePath(input, clobber = false){
+	if(!clobber && /^\w*:\/\//.test(input))
+		return input;
 	input = resolve(input || "");
 	return "win32" === process.platform
 		? input.replace(/\\/g, "/")