diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index e7487649f..7df2ba07c 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@
     "listr": "^0.14.3",
     "log-symbols": "^3.0.0",
     "micromatch": "^4.0.2",
+    "normalize-path": "^3.0.0",
     "please-upgrade-node": "^3.1.1",
     "string-argv": "^0.3.0",
     "stringify-object": "^3.3.0"
diff --git a/src/resolveGitDir.js b/src/resolveGitDir.js
index 28d585676..cf04c4ca5 100644
--- a/src/resolveGitDir.js
+++ b/src/resolveGitDir.js
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 'use strict'
 
 const execGit = require('./execGit')
-const path = require('path')
+const normalize = require('normalize-path')
 
 module.exports = async function resolveGitDir(options = {}) {
   try {
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ module.exports = async function resolveGitDir(options = {}) {
     // depending on where the caller initiated this from, hence clear GIT_DIR
     delete process.env.GIT_DIR
     const gitDir = await execGit(['rev-parse', '--show-toplevel'], options)
-    return path.resolve(gitDir)
+    return normalize(gitDir)
   } catch (error) {
     return null
   }
diff --git a/test/resolveGitDir.spec.js b/test/resolveGitDir.spec.js
index 53e4e8d7d..0c4ed6424 100644
--- a/test/resolveGitDir.spec.js
+++ b/test/resolveGitDir.spec.js
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
+import normalize from 'normalize-path'
 import path from 'path'
+
 import resolveGitDir from '../src/resolveGitDir'
 
 /**
@@ -8,12 +10,12 @@ jest.unmock('execa')
 
 describe('resolveGitDir', () => {
   it('should resolve to current working dir when .git is in the same dir', async () => {
-    const expected = process.cwd()
+    const expected = normalize(process.cwd())
     expect(await resolveGitDir()).toEqual(expected)
   })
 
   it('should resolve to the parent dir when .git is in the parent dir', async () => {
-    const expected = path.dirname(__dirname)
+    const expected = normalize(path.dirname(__dirname))
     const processCwdBkp = process.cwd
     process.cwd = () => __dirname
     // path.resolve to strip trailing slash
@@ -22,7 +24,7 @@ describe('resolveGitDir', () => {
   })
 
   it('should resolve to the parent dir when .git is in the parent dir even when the GIT_DIR environment variable is set', async () => {
-    const expected = path.dirname(__dirname)
+    const expected = normalize(path.dirname(__dirname))
     const processCwdBkp = process.cwd
     process.cwd = () => __dirname
     process.env.GIT_DIR = 'wrong/path/.git' // refer to https://github.com/DonJayamanne/gitHistoryVSCode/issues/233#issuecomment-375769718
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index ea5f3247c..c7b9b825b 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -4296,6 +4296,11 @@ normalize-path@^2.1.1:
   dependencies:
     remove-trailing-separator "^1.0.1"
 
+normalize-path@^3.0.0:
+  version "3.0.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/normalize-path/-/normalize-path-3.0.0.tgz#0dcd69ff23a1c9b11fd0978316644a0388216a65"
+  integrity sha512-6eZs5Ls3WtCisHWp9S2GUy8dqkpGi4BVSz3GaqiE6ezub0512ESztXUwUB6C6IKbQkY2Pnb/mD4WYojCRwcwLA==
+
 npm-bundled@^1.0.1:
   version "1.0.6"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/npm-bundled/-/npm-bundled-1.0.6.tgz#e7ba9aadcef962bb61248f91721cd932b3fe6bdd"