diff --git a/basic-network/start.sh b/basic-network/start.sh
index 88aea6df88..246605bdbc 100755
--- a/basic-network/start.sh
+++ b/basic-network/start.sh
@@ -7,6 +7,9 @@
 # Exit on first error, print all commands.
 set -ev
 
+# don't rewrite paths for Windows Git Bash users
+export MSYS_NO_PATHCONV=1
+
 docker-compose -f docker-compose.yml down
 
 docker-compose -f docker-compose.yml up -d ca.example.com orderer.example.com peer0.org1.example.com couchdb
diff --git a/fabcar/startFabric.sh b/fabcar/startFabric.sh
index f7680168bf..fd76336733 100755
--- a/fabcar/startFabric.sh
+++ b/fabcar/startFabric.sh
@@ -7,6 +7,9 @@
 # Exit on first error
 set -e
 
+# don't rewrite paths for Windows Git Bash users
+export MSYS_NO_PATHCONV=1
+
 starttime=$(date +%s)
 
 if [ ! -d ~/.hfc-key-store/ ]; then