diff --git a/lib/path.js b/lib/path.js
index 4bcb2b3672..0c9c656e66 100644
--- a/lib/path.js
+++ b/lib/path.js
@@ -408,7 +408,9 @@ var posix = {};
 
 
 function posixSplitPath(filename) {
-  return splitPathRe.exec(filename).slice(1);
+  const out = splitPathRe.exec(filename);
+  out.shift();
+  return out;
 }