diff --git a/src/util/virfile.c b/src/util/virfile.c
index b72d18b3d2..0f0d607c59 100644
--- a/src/util/virfile.c
+++ b/src/util/virfile.c
@@ -3278,7 +3278,7 @@ virFileRemoveLastComponent(char *path)
 {
     char *tmp;
 
-    if ((tmp = strrchr(path, VIR_FILE_DIR_SEPARATOR)))
+    if ((tmp = strrchr(path, G_DIR_SEPARATOR)))
         tmp[1] = '\0';
     else
         path[0] = '\0';