diff --git a/src/cmd/link/internal/ld/ld.go b/src/cmd/link/internal/ld/ld.go
index d277220382..dae75a4c1a 100644
--- a/src/cmd/link/internal/ld/ld.go
+++ b/src/cmd/link/internal/ld/ld.go
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ func findlib(ctxt *Link, lib string) (string, bool) {
 				}
 			}
 		}
-		pname = path.Clean(pname)
+		pname = filepath.Clean(pname)
 	}
 
 	return pname, isshlib