diff --git a/src/engine/engine.cpp b/src/engine/engine.cpp
index 4622a65ea..1aef41fee 100644
--- a/src/engine/engine.cpp
+++ b/src/engine/engine.cpp
@@ -4833,7 +4833,7 @@ bool DivEngine::addSampleFromFile(const char* path) {
   sf_close(f);
   DivSample* sample=new DivSample;
   int sampleCount=(int)song.sample.size();
-  const char* sName=strrchr(path,'/');
+  const char* sName=strrchr(path,DIR_SEPARATOR);
   if (sName==NULL) {
     sName=path;
   } else {
diff --git a/src/ta-utils.h b/src/ta-utils.h
index a1e2441c1..53b1e4a8c 100644
--- a/src/ta-utils.h
+++ b/src/ta-utils.h
@@ -9,6 +9,12 @@
 typedef SSIZE_T ssize_t;
 #endif
 
+#ifdef _WIN32
+#define DIR_SEPARATOR '\\'
+#else
+#define DIR_SEPARATOR '/'
+#endif
+
 typedef std::string String;
 
 #define MIN(a,b) (((a)<(b))?(a):(b))