diff --git a/target/file.go b/target/file.go
index 37851cae2..ea023d2bb 100644
--- a/target/file.go
+++ b/target/file.go
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ package target
 
 import (
 	"io"
-	"path"
+	"path/filepath"
 
 	"github.com/spf13/hugo/helpers"
 	"github.com/spf13/hugo/hugofs"
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ func (fs *Filesystem) Publish(path string, r io.Reader) (err error) {
 }
 
 func (fs *Filesystem) Translate(src string) (dest string, err error) {
-	return path.Join(fs.PublishDir, src), nil
+	return filepath.Join(fs.PublishDir, src), nil
 }
 
 func (fs *Filesystem) extension(ext string) string {
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ func (fs *Filesystem) extension(ext string) string {
 }
 
 func filename(f string) string {
-	ext := path.Ext(f)
+	ext := filepath.Ext(f)
 	if ext == "" {
 		return f
 	}
diff --git a/target/htmlredirect.go b/target/htmlredirect.go
index 6ccfb73d3..d2fb5f527 100644
--- a/target/htmlredirect.go
+++ b/target/htmlredirect.go
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ package target
 import (
 	"bytes"
 	"html/template"
-	"path"
+	"path/filepath"
 	"strings"
 
 	"github.com/spf13/hugo/helpers"
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ func (h *HTMLRedirectAlias) Translate(alias string) (aliasPath string, err error
 	} else if !strings.HasSuffix(alias, ".html") {
 		alias = alias + "/index.html"
 	}
-	return path.Join(h.PublishDir, helpers.MakePath(alias)), nil
+	return filepath.Join(h.PublishDir, helpers.MakePath(alias)), nil
 }
 
 type AliasNode struct {
diff --git a/target/page.go b/target/page.go
index 32bb56ded..924037402 100644
--- a/target/page.go
+++ b/target/page.go
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"html/template"
 	"io"
-	"path"
+	"path/filepath"
 
 	"github.com/spf13/hugo/helpers"
 	"github.com/spf13/hugo/hugofs"
@@ -34,23 +34,23 @@ func (pp *PagePub) Publish(path string, r io.Reader) (err error) {
 func (pp *PagePub) Translate(src string) (dest string, err error) {
 	if src == "/" {
 		if pp.PublishDir != "" {
-			return path.Join(pp.PublishDir, "index.html"), nil
+			return filepath.Join(pp.PublishDir, "index.html"), nil
 		}
 		return "index.html", nil
 	}
 
-	dir, file := path.Split(src)
-	ext := pp.extension(path.Ext(file))
+	dir, file := filepath.Split(src)
+	ext := pp.extension(filepath.Ext(file))
 	name := filename(file)
 	if pp.PublishDir != "" {
-		dir = path.Join(pp.PublishDir, dir)
+		dir = filepath.Join(pp.PublishDir, dir)
 	}
 
 	if pp.UglyUrls || file == "index.html" {
-		return path.Join(dir, fmt.Sprintf("%s%s", name, ext)), nil
+		return filepath.Join(dir, fmt.Sprintf("%s%s", name, ext)), nil
 	}
 
-	return path.Join(dir, name, fmt.Sprintf("index%s", ext)), nil
+	return filepath.Join(dir, name, fmt.Sprintf("index%s", ext)), nil
 }
 
 func (pp *PagePub) extension(ext string) string {