diff --git a/src/plugins/remotelinux/rsyncdeploystep.cpp b/src/plugins/remotelinux/rsyncdeploystep.cpp
index b182a7ec47..4a6962061f 100644
--- a/src/plugins/remotelinux/rsyncdeploystep.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/remotelinux/rsyncdeploystep.cpp
@@ -159,11 +159,13 @@ void RsyncDeployService::deployNextFile()
     }
     const DeployableFile file = m_deployableFiles.takeFirst();
     const RsyncCommandLine cmdLine = RsyncDeployStep::rsyncCommand(*connection(), m_flags);
+    QString lf = file.localFilePath().toString();
+    lf = "/cygdrive/" + lf.at(0) + lf.mid(2);
     const QStringList args = QStringList(cmdLine.options)
-            << (file.localFilePath().toString() + (file.localFilePath().isDir() ? "/" : QString()))
+            << (lf + (file.localFilePath().isDir() ? "/" : QString()))
             << (cmdLine.remoteHostSpec + ':' + file.remoteFilePath());
+    qDebug() << args;
     m_rsync.start("rsync", args); // TODO: Get rsync location from settings?
 }
 
 void RsyncDeployService::setFinished()
@@ -231,7 +233,7 @@ RsyncCommandLine RsyncDeployStep::rsyncCommand(const SshConnection &sshConnectio
 {
     const QString sshCmdLine = QtcProcess::joinArgs(
                 QStringList{SshSettings::sshFilePath().toUserOutput()}
-                << sshConnection.connectionOptions(SshSettings::sshFilePath()));
+                << sshConnection.connectionOptions(SshSettings::sshFilePath()), OsTypeLinux);
     const SshConnectionParameters sshParams = sshConnection.connectionParameters();
     return RsyncCommandLine(QStringList{"-e", sshCmdLine, flags},
                             sshParams.userName() + '@' + sshParams.host());