diff --git a/source/dub/package_.d b/source/dub/package_.d
index 4116d4b..bf57fd9 100644
--- a/source/dub/package_.d
+++ b/source/dub/package_.d
@@ -809,5 +809,5 @@
 /// package itself, if it is already a full package.
 string getBasePackage(string package_name)
 {
-	return (package_name.getSubPackagePath()[0]).split("/")[0];
+	return package_name.getSubPackagePath()[0];
 }