diff --git a/source/dub/internal/vibecompat/inet/path.d b/source/dub/internal/vibecompat/inet/path.d
index 53e23d4..ffb1d98 100644
--- a/source/dub/internal/vibecompat/inet/path.d
+++ b/source/dub/internal/vibecompat/inet/path.d
@@ -98,8 +98,10 @@
 	string toNativeString()
 	const {
 		if (m_nodes.empty) {
-			version(Windows) assert(!absolute, "Empty absolute path detected.");
-			return absolute ? "/" : ".";
+			version(Windows) {
+				assert(!absolute, "Empty absolute path detected.");
+				return ".\\";
+			} else return absolute ? "/" : "./";
 		}
 
 		Appender!string ret;