diff --git a/source/dub/commandline.d b/source/dub/commandline.d
index 6027461..8c69f69 100644
--- a/source/dub/commandline.d
+++ b/source/dub/commandline.d
@@ -295,7 +295,7 @@
 
 	auto args = new CommandArgs(["--root=/tmp/test"]);
 	handler.prepareOptions(args);
-	assert(handler.options.root_path == "/tmp/test");
+	assert(handler.options.root_path == "/tmp/test".absolutePath.buildNormalizedPath);
 
 	args = new CommandArgs(["--root=./test"]);
 	handler.prepareOptions(args);