diff --git a/extra/svn/reposman.rb b/extra/svn/reposman.rb
index 7bf8e363..b7aa2a46 100755
--- a/extra/svn/reposman.rb
+++ b/extra/svn/reposman.rb
@@ -220,7 +220,7 @@ projects.each do |project|
     next;
   end
 
-  repos_path = $repos_base + "/" + project.identifier
+  repos_path = File.join($repos_base, project.identifier).gsub(File::SEPARATOR, File::ALT_SEPARATOR || File::SEPARATOR)
 
   if File.directory?(repos_path)