diff --git a/compat/mingw.c b/compat/mingw.c
index 40908883a0e81f..a94fc63073c3ce 100644
--- a/compat/mingw.c
+++ b/compat/mingw.c
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 #include "../strbuf.h"
 #include "../run-command.h"
 #include "../cache.h"
+#include "../string-list.h"
 
 static const int delay[] = { 0, 1, 10, 20, 40 };
 unsigned int _CRT_fmode = _O_BINARY;
@@ -405,12 +406,60 @@ int mingw_fgetc(FILE *stream)
 	return ch;
 }
 
+static struct string_list_item dos_device_names_items[] = {
+	{ "AUX", NULL},
+	{ "CLOCK$", NULL},
+	{ "COM1", NULL},
+	{ "COM2", NULL},
+	{ "COM3", NULL},
+	{ "COM4", NULL},
+	{ "CON", NULL},
+	{ "CONERR$", NULL},
+	{ "CONIN$", NULL},
+	{ "CONOUT$", NULL},
+	{ "LPT1", NULL},
+	{ "LPT2", NULL},
+	{ "LPT3", NULL},
+	{ "NUL", NULL},
+	{ "PRN", NULL},
+	{ "aux", NULL},
+	{ "clock$", NULL},
+	{ "com1", NULL},
+	{ "com2", NULL},
+	{ "com3", NULL},
+	{ "com4", NULL},
+	{ "con", NULL},
+	{ "conerr$", NULL},
+	{ "conin$", NULL},
+	{ "conout$", NULL},
+	{ "lpt1", NULL},
+	{ "lpt2", NULL},
+	{ "lpt3", NULL},
+	{ "nul", NULL},
+	{ "prn", NULL}
+};
+
+static struct string_list dos_device_names = {
+	&dos_device_names_items[0], ARRAY_SIZE(dos_device_names_items),
+	0, 0, NULL
+};
+
+static int is_dos_device_name(const char *filename)
+{
+	return filename && !strchr(filename, '/') &&
+		string_list_has_string(&dos_device_names, filename);
+}
+
 #undef fopen
 FILE *mingw_fopen (const char *filename, const char *otype)
 {
 	int hide = 0;
 	FILE *file;
 	wchar_t wfilename[MAX_PATH], wotype[4];
+
+	if (is_dos_device_name(filename))
+		return fopen(filename, otype);
+
 	if (hide_dotfiles == HIDE_DOTFILES_TRUE &&
 	    basename((char*)filename)[0] == '.')
 		hide = access(filename, F_OK);
@@ -425,11 +474,16 @@ FILE *mingw_fopen (const char *filename, const char *otype)
 	return file;
 }
 
+#undef freopen
 FILE *mingw_freopen (const char *filename, const char *otype, FILE *stream)
 {
 	int hide = 0;
 	FILE *file;
 	wchar_t wfilename[MAX_PATH], wotype[4];
+
+	if (is_dos_device_name(filename))
+		return freopen(filename, otype, stream);
+
 	if (hide_dotfiles == HIDE_DOTFILES_TRUE &&
 	    basename((char*)filename)[0] == '.')
 		hide = access(filename, F_OK);