diff --git a/src/ext/xstring.c b/src/ext/xstring.c
index d365efe..db96d1b 100644
--- a/src/ext/xstring.c
+++ b/src/ext/xstring.c
@@ -15,7 +15,12 @@
 
 char* gnu_basename(char *path)
 {
+   char *baseWin = strrchr(path, '\\');
    char *base = strrchr(path, '/');
+   if (baseWin > base)
+   {
+      base = baseWin;
+   }
    return base ? base + 1 : path;
 }