Index: libsoup/soup-uri.c
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--- libsoup/soup-uri.c	(revision 1210)
+++ libsoup/soup-uri.c	(working copy)
@@ -505,6 +505,7 @@ soup_uri_copy_root (SoupURI *uri)
 	dup->scheme = uri->scheme;
 	dup->host   = g_strdup (uri->host);
 	dup->port   = uri->port;
+	dup->path   = g_strdup ("/");
 
 	return dup;
 }
