diff --git a/git-parse-remote.sh b/git-parse-remote.sh
old mode 100755
new mode 100644
index 695a4094bb..7c0d242eec
--- a/git-parse-remote.sh
+++ b/git-parse-remote.sh
@@ -51,7 +51,8 @@ get_remote_url () {
 		;;
 	*)
 		die "internal error: get-remote-url $1" ;;
-	esac
+	esac | sed "s|^\(.[^:][^:]*\):\(/[^/]\)|ssh://\1\2|"
+		# work around MinGW path mangling
 }
 
 get_default_remote () {