diff --git a/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Path/PathValidator.php b/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Path/PathValidator.php
index 53f22dd..6a7f5c3 100644
--- a/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Path/PathValidator.php
+++ b/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Path/PathValidator.php
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ public function getUrlIfValid($path) {
     }
 
     $request = Request::create((substr($path, 0, 1) == '/' ? '' : '/') . $path);
-    $attributes = $this->getPathAttributes(preg_replace('@^/@', '', $path), $request);
+    $attributes = $this->getPathAttributes(ltrim($path, '/'), $request);
 
     if (!$attributes) {
       return FALSE;