diff --git a/reloc.ml b/reloc.ml
index 2b36ab7..2aee08c 100644
--- a/reloc.ml
+++ b/reloc.ml
@@ -296,7 +296,9 @@ let find_file =
         let fns =
           if String.length fn > 2 && String.sub fn 0 2 = "-l" then
             let base = String.sub fn 2 (String.length fn - 2) in
-            if !toolchain = `MSVC || !toolchain = `MSVC64 then
+            if String.length base > 0 && base.[0] = ':' then
+              [String.sub base 1 (String.length base - 1)]
+            else if !toolchain = `MSVC || !toolchain = `MSVC64 then
               ["lib" ^ base; base]
             else
               ["lib" ^ base]