diff --git a/nimterop/build/shell.nim b/nimterop/build/shell.nim
index 4f3c316..235f7b5 100644
--- a/nimterop/build/shell.nim
+++ b/nimterop/build/shell.nim
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ proc findExe*(exe: string): string =
     (output, ret) = execAction(cmd, die = false)
 
   if ret == 0:
-    return output.splitLines()[0].strip()
+    return output.splitLines()[0].strip().sanitizePath
 
 proc mkDir*(dir: string) =
   ## Create a directory at compile time