diff --git a/modules/kobalt-plugin-api/src/main/kotlin/com/beust/kobalt/internal/CompilerUtils.kt b/modules/kobalt-plugin-api/src/main/kotlin/com/beust/kobalt/internal/CompilerUtils.kt
index e11a78f1..ab466328 100644
--- a/modules/kobalt-plugin-api/src/main/kotlin/com/beust/kobalt/internal/CompilerUtils.kt
+++ b/modules/kobalt-plugin-api/src/main/kotlin/com/beust/kobalt/internal/CompilerUtils.kt
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ class CompilerUtils @Inject constructor(val files: KFiles,
         }
 
         val allSources = (sourceFiles + extraSourceFiles)
-                .map { File(it).canonicalPath }
+                .map { File(it).path }
                 .distinct()
                 .filter { File(it).exists() }