diff --git a/conf.d/link_confs.py b/conf.d/link_confs.py
index f92e1c3b..66bedf29 100644
--- a/conf.d/link_confs.py
+++ b/conf.d/link_confs.py
@@ -6,6 +6,25 @@ import argparse
 import platform
 from pathlib import PurePath
 
+
+def fix_path(path):
+    if os.path.isabs(path):
+        destdir = os.environ.get('DESTDIR')
+        if destdir:
+            normedPath = os.path.normpath(path)
+            normedPath = os.path.splitdrive(normedPath)[1]
+            if normedPath.startswith(os.sep):
+                normedPath = normedPath[1:]
+            outpath = os.path.join(destdir, normedPath)
+        else:
+            outpath = path
+    else:
+        outpath = os.path.join(os.environ['MESON_INSTALL_DESTDIR_PREFIX'], os.path.normpath(path))
+
+    return outpath
+
+
+
 if __name__=='__main__':
     parser = argparse.ArgumentParser()
     parser.add_argument('availpath')
@@ -13,21 +32,14 @@ if __name__=='__main__':
     parser.add_argument('links', nargs='+')
     args = parser.parse_args()
 
-    if os.path.isabs(args.confpath):
-        destdir = os.environ.get('DESTDIR')
-        if destdir:
-            # c:\destdir + c:\prefix must produce c:\destdir\prefix
-            confpath = str(PurePath(destdir, *PurePath(args.confpath).parts[1:]))
-        else:
-            confpath = args.confpath
-    else:
-        confpath = os.path.join(os.environ['MESON_INSTALL_DESTDIR_PREFIX'], args.confpath)
+    confpath = fix_path(args.confpath)
+    availpath = fix_path(args.availpath)
 
     if not os.path.exists(confpath):
         os.makedirs(confpath)
 
     for link in args.links:
-        src = os.path.join(args.availpath, link)
+        src = os.path.join(availpath, link)
         dst = os.path.join(confpath, link)
         try:
             os.remove(dst)