diff --git a/vlib/os/os.v b/vlib/os/os.v
index 639e32ca01..e39c0f6f73 100644
--- a/vlib/os/os.v
+++ b/vlib/os/os.v
@@ -1025,8 +1025,7 @@ pub fn find_abs_path_of_executable(exepath string) ?string {
 		return os.real_path(exepath)
 	}
 	mut res := ''
-	env_path_delimiter := if os.user_os() == 'windows' { ';' } else { ':' }
-	paths := os.getenv('PATH').split(env_path_delimiter)
+	paths := os.getenv('PATH').split(path_delimiter)
 	for p in paths {
 		found_abs_path := os.join_path( p, exepath )
 		if os.exists( found_abs_path ) && os.is_executable( found_abs_path ) {