diff --git a/library/std/src/path.rs b/library/std/src/path.rs
index 35e920ab34476..7fd08a97f1f20 100644
--- a/library/std/src/path.rs
+++ b/library/std/src/path.rs
@@ -298,7 +298,7 @@ where
 }
 
 // Detect scheme on Redox
-fn has_redox_scheme(s: &[u8]) -> bool {
+pub(crate) fn has_redox_scheme(s: &[u8]) -> bool {
     cfg!(target_os = "redox") && s.contains(&b':')
 }
 
@@ -2155,7 +2155,7 @@ impl Path {
         unsafe { Path::new(OsStr::from_encoded_bytes_unchecked(s)) }
     }
     // The following (private!) function reveals the byte encoding used for OsStr.
-    fn as_u8_slice(&self) -> &[u8] {
+    pub(crate) fn as_u8_slice(&self) -> &[u8] {
         self.inner.as_encoded_bytes()
     }
 
@@ -2323,14 +2323,7 @@ impl Path {
     #[must_use]
     #[allow(deprecated)]
     pub fn is_absolute(&self) -> bool {
-        if cfg!(target_os = "redox") {
-            // FIXME: Allow Redox prefixes
-            self.has_root() || has_redox_scheme(self.as_u8_slice())
-        } else {
-            self.has_root()
-                && (cfg!(any(unix, target_os = "hermit", target_os = "wasi"))
-                    || self.prefix().is_some())
-        }
+        sys::path::is_absolute(self)
     }
 
     /// Returns `true` if the `Path` is relative, i.e., not absolute.
@@ -2353,7 +2346,7 @@ impl Path {
         !self.is_absolute()
     }
 
-    fn prefix(&self) -> Option<Prefix<'_>> {
+    pub(crate) fn prefix(&self) -> Option<Prefix<'_>> {
         self.components().prefix
     }
 
diff --git a/library/std/src/sys/path/sgx.rs b/library/std/src/sys/path/sgx.rs
index c805c15e70245..32c7752f605d9 100644
--- a/library/std/src/sys/path/sgx.rs
+++ b/library/std/src/sys/path/sgx.rs
@@ -23,3 +23,7 @@ pub const MAIN_SEP: char = '/';
 pub(crate) fn absolute(_path: &Path) -> io::Result<PathBuf> {
     unsupported()
 }
+
+pub(crate) fn is_absolute(path: &Path) -> bool {
+    path.has_root() && path.prefix().is_some()
+}
diff --git a/library/std/src/sys/path/unix.rs b/library/std/src/sys/path/unix.rs
index 2a7c025c3c46a..361e99964f18c 100644
--- a/library/std/src/sys/path/unix.rs
+++ b/library/std/src/sys/path/unix.rs
@@ -60,3 +60,14 @@ pub(crate) fn absolute(path: &Path) -> io::Result<PathBuf> {
 
     Ok(normalized)
 }
+
+pub(crate) fn is_absolute(path: &Path) -> bool {
+    if cfg!(target_os = "redox") {
+        // FIXME: Allow Redox prefixes
+        path.has_root() || crate::path::has_redox_scheme(path.as_u8_slice())
+    } else if cfg!(any(unix, target_os = "hermit", target_os = "wasi")) {
+        path.has_root()
+    } else {
+        path.has_root() && path.prefix().is_some()
+    }
+}
diff --git a/library/std/src/sys/path/unsupported_backslash.rs b/library/std/src/sys/path/unsupported_backslash.rs
index 855f443678c6c..30b06c132c98d 100644
--- a/library/std/src/sys/path/unsupported_backslash.rs
+++ b/library/std/src/sys/path/unsupported_backslash.rs
@@ -24,3 +24,7 @@ pub const MAIN_SEP: char = '\\';
 pub(crate) fn absolute(_path: &Path) -> io::Result<PathBuf> {
     unsupported()
 }
+
+pub(crate) fn is_absolute(path: &Path) -> bool {
+    path.has_root() && path.prefix().is_some()
+}
diff --git a/library/std/src/sys/path/windows.rs b/library/std/src/sys/path/windows.rs
index de042fa3f82ab..1c53472191699 100644
--- a/library/std/src/sys/path/windows.rs
+++ b/library/std/src/sys/path/windows.rs
@@ -346,3 +346,7 @@ pub(crate) fn absolute(path: &Path) -> io::Result<PathBuf> {
         os2path,
     )
 }
+
+pub(crate) fn is_absolute(path: &Path) -> bool {
+    path.has_root() && path.prefix().is_some()
+}