diff --git a/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/execution/wsl/WSLDistribution.java b/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/execution/wsl/WSLDistribution.java
index 4bb295506e3a..6cefdb04e4c4 100644
--- a/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/execution/wsl/WSLDistribution.java
+++ b/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/execution/wsl/WSLDistribution.java
@@ -424,7 +424,7 @@ public class WSLDistribution {
    */
   @ApiStatus.Experimental
   @NotNull
-  File getUNCRoot() {
+  public File getUNCRoot() {
     return new File(UNC_PREFIX + myDescriptor.getMsId());
   }
 
diff --git a/plugins/git4idea/src/git4idea/config/GitExecutable.kt b/plugins/git4idea/src/git4idea/config/GitExecutable.kt
index 0d43f6f634be..407067643e99 100644
--- a/plugins/git4idea/src/git4idea/config/GitExecutable.kt
+++ b/plugins/git4idea/src/git4idea/config/GitExecutable.kt
@@ -66,8 +66,9 @@ sealed class GitExecutable {
     }
 
     override fun convertFilePathBack(path: String, workingDir: File): File {
-      val localPath = distribution.getWindowsPath(path) ?: path
-      return File(localPath)
+      val localPath = distribution.getWindowsPath(path)
+      if (localPath != null) return File(localPath)
+      return File(distribution.uncRoot, path)
     }
 
     override fun patchCommandLine(handler: GitHandler, commandLine: GeneralCommandLine, withLowPriority: Boolean, withNoTty: Boolean) {