diff --git a/src/common/filename.cpp b/src/common/filename.cpp
index db586b2f6a..a80b0c8f92 100644
--- a/src/common/filename.cpp
+++ b/src/common/filename.cpp
@@ -1220,7 +1220,7 @@ wxString wxFileName::GetPath( int flags, wxPathFormat format ) const
         }
     }
 
-    if ( (flags & wxPATH_GET_SEPARATOR) && !fullpath.empty() && fullpath.Last() != wxFILE_SEP_PATH)
+    if ( (flags & wxPATH_GET_SEPARATOR) && !fullpath.empty() && fullpath.Last() != GetPathSeparator(format))
     {
         fullpath += GetPathSeparator(format);
     }