diff --git a/types/unixpath.pp b/types/unixpath.pp
index ec3bf7d0e..4cd6f01e4 100644
--- a/types/unixpath.pp
+++ b/types/unixpath.pp
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 # this regex rejects any path component that is a / or a NUL
-type Stdlib::Unixpath = Pattern[/^\/([^\/\0]+\/*)+$/]
+type Stdlib::Unixpath = Pattern[/^\/([^\/\0]+\/*)*$/]