diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 63818040b..cb4887933 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+	* fix error handling of moving storage to a drive letter that isn't mounted
 	* fix HTTP Host header when using proxy
 
 1.2.1 release
diff --git a/src/path.cpp b/src/path.cpp
index 47f48159d..938e892fa 100644
--- a/src/path.cpp
+++ b/src/path.cpp
@@ -278,7 +278,14 @@ namespace {
 		if (ec != boost::system::errc::no_such_file_or_directory)
 			return;
 		ec.clear();
-		if (is_root_path(f)) return;
+		if (is_root_path(f))
+		{
+			// this is just to set ec correctly, in case this root path isn't
+			// mounted
+			file_status s;
+			stat_file(f, &s, ec);
+			return;
+		}
 		if (has_parent_path(f))
 		{
 			create_directories(parent_path(f), ec);