diff --git a/src/Microsoft.DotNet.ProjectModel/Resolution/PackageDependencyProvider.cs b/src/Microsoft.DotNet.ProjectModel/Resolution/PackageDependencyProvider.cs
index 0c2caa843..56022fb66 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.DotNet.ProjectModel/Resolution/PackageDependencyProvider.cs
+++ b/src/Microsoft.DotNet.ProjectModel/Resolution/PackageDependencyProvider.cs
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ namespace Microsoft.DotNet.ProjectModel.Resolution
             foreach (var assembly in targetLibrary.CompileTimeAssemblies)
             {
                 // (ref/lib)/{tfm}/{assembly}
-                var pathParts = assembly.Path.Split('/');
+                var pathParts = assembly.Path.Split(Path.DirectorySeparatorChar);
 
                 if (pathParts.Length != 3)
                 {