diff --git a/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/execution/wsl/ijent/nio/IjentWslNioFileSystemProvider.kt b/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/execution/wsl/ijent/nio/IjentWslNioFileSystemProvider.kt
index b0ae24d3b329..196f715b7083 100644
--- a/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/execution/wsl/ijent/nio/IjentWslNioFileSystemProvider.kt
+++ b/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/execution/wsl/ijent/nio/IjentWslNioFileSystemProvider.kt
@@ -190,7 +190,7 @@ class IjentWslNioFileSystemProvider(
                 )
               else null
 
-            return IjentWslNioPath(getFileSystem(wslId), originalPath, dosAttributes)
+            return IjentWslNioPath(getFileSystem(wslId), originalPath.toOriginalPath(), dosAttributes)
           }
 
           override fun remove() {
diff --git a/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/execution/wsl/ijent/nio/IjentWslNioPath.kt b/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/execution/wsl/ijent/nio/IjentWslNioPath.kt
index 2f9efa3ceaaf..f430fcd23d8d 100644
--- a/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/execution/wsl/ijent/nio/IjentWslNioPath.kt
+++ b/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/execution/wsl/ijent/nio/IjentWslNioPath.kt
@@ -10,6 +10,10 @@ class IjentWslNioPath(
   val delegate: Path,
   cachedAttributes: IjentNioPosixFileAttributesWithDosAdapter?,
 ) : Path, BasicFileAttributesHolder2.Impl(cachedAttributes) {
+  init {
+    require(delegate !is IjentWslNioPath) { "IjentWslNioPath should be a wrapper over other instances of path, namely WindowsPath or IjentNioPath" }
+  }
+
   override fun getFileSystem(): IjentWslNioFileSystem = fileSystem
 
   override fun isAbsolute(): Boolean = delegate.isAbsolute