diff --git a/common/flatpak-utils.c b/common/flatpak-utils.c
index 2f16a25dd..d48feddb3 100644
--- a/common/flatpak-utils.c
+++ b/common/flatpak-utils.c
@@ -2182,7 +2182,7 @@ flatpak_resolve_link (const char *path,
     return g_steal_pointer (&link);
 
   dirname = g_path_get_dirname (path);
-  return g_build_path (dirname, link, NULL);
+  return g_build_filename (dirname, link, NULL);
 }
 
 char *