diff --git a/viper_test.go b/viper_test.go
index cd7b65c..6b9754a 100644
--- a/viper_test.go
+++ b/viper_test.go
@@ -11,8 +11,9 @@ import (
 	"io"
 	"io/ioutil"
 	"os"
-	"path"
+	path "path/filepath"
 	"reflect"
+	"runtime"
 	"sort"
 	"strings"
 	"testing"
@@ -183,10 +184,16 @@ func initHcl() {
 func initDirs(t *testing.T) (string, string, func()) {
 
 	var (
-		testDirs = []string{`a a`, `b`, `c\c`, `D_`}
+		testDirs []string
 		config   = `improbable`
 	)
 
+	if runtime.GOOS == "windows" {
+		testDirs = []string{`a a`, `b`, `D_`}
+	} else {
+		testDirs = []string{`a a`, `b`, `c\c`, `D_`}
+	}
+
 	root, err := ioutil.TempDir("", "")
 
 	cleanup := true