diff --git a/Bugzilla/Product.pm b/Bugzilla/Product.pm
index 1c84d048c..6e248d9e0 100644
--- a/Bugzilla/Product.pm
+++ b/Bugzilla/Product.pm
@@ -1125,7 +1125,7 @@ sub choose_product
     {
         $target = $ENV{REQUEST_URI};
         $target =~ s/\?.*//so;
-        $target =~ s/^\/+//so;
+        $target =~ s!^/+!/!so;
     }
     my $vars = {
         target => $target,