diff --git a/xs/xs.go b/xs/xs.go
index 788c456..e882a20 100755
--- a/xs/xs.go
+++ b/xs/xs.go
@@ -626,6 +626,12 @@ func parseNonSwitchArgs(a []string) (user, host, path string, isDest bool, other
 	// Whether fancyArg is src or dst file depends on flag.Args() index;
 	//  fancyArg as last flag.Args() element denotes dstFile
 	//  fancyArg as not-last flag.Args() element denotes srcFile
+	
+	/* rlm:2025-12-10 This breaks if srcPath is outside of MSYS2 tree, as srcPath
+	   appears to silently be converted to an absolute winpath eg.,
+	   /c/users/RM/... -> C:/users/RM/...
+	   and the colon (:) in this breaks the logic below.
+	 */
 	var fancyUser, fancyHost, fancyPath string
 	for i, arg := range a {
 		if strings.Contains(arg, ":") || strings.Contains(arg, "@") {