diff --git a/source/mijin/virtual_filesystem/relative.hpp b/source/mijin/virtual_filesystem/relative.hpp
index 5a024db..795d956 100644
--- a/source/mijin/virtual_filesystem/relative.hpp
+++ b/source/mijin/virtual_filesystem/relative.hpp
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ fs::path RelativeFileSystemAdapter<TWrapped>::appendPath(const fs::path& other)
     else {
         combinedPath /= other;
     }
-    return combinedPath;
+    return combinedPath.lexically_normal();
 }
 
 namespace vfs_pipe