diff --git a/common/port.h b/common/port.h
index ae60122f..d56dac85 100644
--- a/common/port.h
+++ b/common/port.h
@@ -19,6 +19,9 @@ GNU General Public License for more details.
 
 #include "build.h"
 
+#define PATH_SEPARATOR_NIX '/'
+#define PATH_SEPARATOR_WIN '\\'
+
 #if !XASH_WIN32
 	#if XASH_APPLE
 		#include <sys/syslimits.h>
@@ -41,14 +44,14 @@ GNU General Public License for more details.
 		#include <unistd.h>
 		#include <dlfcn.h>
 
-		#define PATH_SPLITTER "/"
+		#define PATH_SEPARATOR PATH_SEPARATOR_NIX
 		#define HAVE_DUP
 
 		#define O_BINARY    0
 		#define O_TEXT      0
 		#define _mkdir( x ) mkdir( x, S_IRWXU | S_IRWXG | S_IROTH | S_IXOTH )
 	#elif XASH_DOS4GW
-		#define PATH_SPLITTER "\\"
+		#define PATH_SEPARATOR PATH_SEPARATOR_WIN
 	#endif
 
 	typedef void* HANDLE;
@@ -59,7 +62,7 @@ GNU General Public License for more details.
 		int x, y;
 	} POINT;
 #else // WIN32
-	#define PATH_SPLITTER "\\"
+	#define PATH_SEPARATOR PATH_SEPARATOR_WIN
 	#ifdef __MINGW32__
 		#define _inline static inline
 		#define FORCEINLINE inline __attribute__((always_inline))
@@ -87,6 +90,12 @@ GNU General Public License for more details.
 #define XASH_LOW_MEMORY 0
 #endif
 
+#if PATH_SEPARATOR == PATH_SEPARATOR_WIN
+#define PATH_SEPARATOR_STR "\\"
+#else // PATH_SEPARATOR == PATH_SEPARATOR_NIX
+#define PATH_SEPARATOR_STR "/"
+#endif
+
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include <string.h>
 #include <limits.h>
diff --git a/public/crtlib.c b/public/crtlib.c
index 25af49de..5b830cd4 100644
--- a/public/crtlib.c
+++ b/public/crtlib.c
@@ -824,8 +824,8 @@ void COM_FixSlashes( char *pname )
 {
 	while( *pname )
 	{
-		if( *pname == '\\' )
-			*pname = '/';
+		if( *pname == PATH_SEPARATOR_WIN )
+			*pname = PATH_SEPARATOR_NIX;
 		pname++;
 	}
 }