diff --git a/src/plugins/remotelinux/rsyncdeploystep.cpp b/src/plugins/remotelinux/rsyncdeploystep.cpp
index 76efc5b03e..82f97f2e42 100644
--- a/src/plugins/remotelinux/rsyncdeploystep.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/remotelinux/rsyncdeploystep.cpp
@@ -159,9 +159,12 @@ void RsyncDeployService::deployNextFile()
     }
     const DeployableFile file = m_deployableFiles.takeFirst();
     const RsyncCommandLine cmdLine = RsyncDeployStep::rsyncCommand(*connection(), m_flags);
+    QString lf = file.localFilePath().toString();
+    lf = '/' + lf.at(0) + lf.mid(2);
     const QStringList args = QStringList(cmdLine.options)
-            << (file.localFilePath().toString() + (file.localFilePath().isDir() ? "/" : QString()))
+            << (lf + (file.localFilePath().isDir() ? "/" : QString()))
             << (cmdLine.remoteHostSpec + ':' + file.remoteFilePath());
+    qDebug() << args;
     m_rsync.start("rsync", args); // TODO: Get rsync location from settings?
 }