diff --git a/src/ast/mod.rs b/src/ast/mod.rs
index bf9f413..d270f9a 100644
--- a/src/ast/mod.rs
+++ b/src/ast/mod.rs
@@ -568,31 +568,50 @@ impl ModuleDef {
     }
 
     pub fn imports_to_absolute(&mut self, base: PathBuf) {
+        &base;
         let rewrite_import = |e: &mut Expression| {
             if let Expression::Include(ref mut def) = e {
                 let path = PathBuf::from(&def.path.fragment);
-                if path.is_relative() {
-                    def.path.fragment = base
-                        .join(path)
-                        .canonicalize()
-                        .unwrap()
-                        .to_string_lossy()
-                        .to_string();
+                #[cfg(not(windows))]
+                {
+                    if path.is_relative() {
+                        def.path.fragment = base
+                            .join(path)
+                            .canonicalize()
+                            .unwrap()
+                            .to_string_lossy()
+                            .to_string();
+                    }
+                }
+                #[cfg(windows)]
+                {
+                    if path.is_relative() {
+                        def.path.fragment = dbg!(base.join(path).to_string_lossy().to_string());
+                    }
                 }
             }
             if let Expression::Import(ref mut def) = e {
-                let path = PathBuf::from(&def.path.fragment);
+                let path = dbg!(PathBuf::from(&def.path.fragment));
                 // std/ paths are special and do not get made into absolute paths.
                 if path.starts_with("std/") {
                     return;
                 }
-                if path.is_relative() {
-                    def.path.fragment = base
-                        .join(path)
-                        .canonicalize()
-                        .unwrap()
-                        .to_string_lossy()
-                        .to_string();
+                #[cfg(not(windows))]
+                {
+                    if path.is_relative() {
+                        def.path.fragment = base
+                            .join(path)
+                            .canonicalize()
+                            .unwrap()
+                            .to_string_lossy()
+                            .to_string();
+                    }
+                }
+                #[cfg(windows)]
+                {
+                    if path.is_relative() {
+                        def.path.fragment = base.join(path).to_string_lossy().to_string();
+                    }
                 }
             }
         };
diff --git a/src/build/mod.rs b/src/build/mod.rs
index f238479..db9be90 100644
--- a/src/build/mod.rs
+++ b/src/build/mod.rs
@@ -381,14 +381,21 @@ where
         } else {
             normalized = path;
         }
-        match normalized.canonicalize() {
-            Ok(p) => Ok(p),
-            Err(e) => Err(error::BuildError::new(
-                format!("Path not found {}", normalized.to_string_lossy()),
-                error::ErrorType::OSError,
-            )
-            .wrap_cause(Box::new(e))
-            .to_boxed()),
+        #[cfg(windows)]
+        {
+            Ok(normalized)
+        }
+        #[cfg(not(windows))]
+        {
+            match normalized.canonicalize() {
+                Ok(p) => Ok(p),
+                Err(e) => Err(error::BuildError::new(
+                    format!("Path not found {}", normalized.to_string_lossy()),
+                    error::ErrorType::OSError,
+                )
+                .wrap_cause(Box::new(e))
+                .to_boxed()),
+            }
         }
     }