diff --git a/Sources/SwiftFormat/API/Configuration.swift b/Sources/SwiftFormat/API/Configuration.swift
index ab8a3e952..1f84feb6f 100644
--- a/Sources/SwiftFormat/API/Configuration.swift
+++ b/Sources/SwiftFormat/API/Configuration.swift
@@ -328,7 +328,7 @@ public struct Configuration: Codable, Equatable {
       if FileManager.default.isReadableFile(atPath: candidateFile.path) {
         return candidateFile
       }
-    } while candidateDirectory.path != "/"
+    } while !candidateDirectory.isRoot
 
     return nil
   }
@@ -370,3 +370,17 @@ public struct NoAssignmentInExpressionsConfiguration: Codable, Equatable {
 
   public init() {}
 }
+
+fileprivate extension URL {
+  var isRoot: Bool {
+    #if os(Windows)
+    // FIXME: We should call into Windows' native check to check if this path is a root once https://github.com/swiftlang/swift-foundation/issues/976 is fixed.
+    // https://github.com/swiftlang/swift-format/issues/844
+    return self.pathComponents.count == 1
+    #else
+    // On Linux, we may end up with an string for the path due to https://github.com/swiftlang/swift-foundation/issues/980
+    // TODO: Remove the check for "" once https://github.com/swiftlang/swift-foundation/issues/980 is fixed.
+    return self.path == "/" || self.path == ""
+    #endif
+  }
+}
diff --git a/Tests/SwiftFormatTests/API/ConfigurationTests.swift b/Tests/SwiftFormatTests/API/ConfigurationTests.swift
index 6834e9f55..e96331db9 100644
--- a/Tests/SwiftFormatTests/API/ConfigurationTests.swift
+++ b/Tests/SwiftFormatTests/API/ConfigurationTests.swift
@@ -17,4 +17,30 @@ final class ConfigurationTests: XCTestCase {
 
     XCTAssertEqual(defaultInitConfig, emptyJSONConfig)
   }
+
+  func testMissingConfigurationFile() {
+    #if os(Windows)
+    let path = #"C:\test.swift"#
+    #else
+    let path = "/test.swift"
+    #endif
+    XCTAssertNil(Configuration.url(forConfigurationFileApplyingTo: URL(fileURLWithPath: path)))
+  }
+
+  func testMissingConfigurationFileInSubdirectory() {
+    #if os(Windows)
+    let path = #"C:\whatever\test.swift"#
+    #else
+    let path = "/whatever/test.swift"
+    #endif
+    XCTAssertNil(Configuration.url(forConfigurationFileApplyingTo: URL(fileURLWithPath: path)))
+  }
+
+  func testMissingConfigurationFileMountedDirectory() throws {
+    #if !os(Windows)
+    try XCTSkipIf(true, #"\\ file mounts are only a concept on Windows"#)
+    #endif
+    let path = #"\\mount\test.swift"#
+    XCTAssertNil(Configuration.url(forConfigurationFileApplyingTo: URL(fileURLWithPath: path)))
+  }
 }