diff --git a/crates/copilot/src/copilot.rs b/crates/copilot/src/copilot.rs
index 7352ab6fe1fe14c46e66f631d29c35b421744ee4..00b34e30944253bffd3891b59ca8919b8df5cce9 100644
--- a/crates/copilot/src/copilot.rs
+++ b/crates/copilot/src/copilot.rs
@@ -429,11 +429,17 @@ impl Copilot {
                     env: None,
                 };
 
+                let root_path = if cfg!(target_os = "windows") {
+                    Path::new("C:/")
+                } else {
+                    Path::new("/")
+                };
+
                 let server = LanguageServer::new(
                     Arc::new(Mutex::new(None)),
                     new_server_id,
                     binary,
-                    Path::new("/"),
+                    root_path,
                     None,
                     cx.clone(),
                 )?;