diff --git a/mongoose.c b/mongoose.c
index 7e80fe27..17ef4174 100644
--- a/mongoose.c
+++ b/mongoose.c
@@ -1696,9 +1696,9 @@ static void remove_double_dots_and_double_slashes(char *s) {
 
   while (*s != '\0') {
     *p++ = *s++;
-    if (s[-1] == '/' || s[-1] == '\\') {
+    if (s[-1] == '/' || s[-1] == DIRSEP) {
       // Skip all following slashes and backslashes
-      while (*s == '/' || *s == '\\') {
+      while (*s == '/' || *s == DIRSEP) {
         s++;
       }