diff --git a/kiwixbuild/configs/base.py b/kiwixbuild/configs/base.py
index a9c6e44..426debd 100644
--- a/kiwixbuild/configs/base.py
+++ b/kiwixbuild/configs/base.py
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ class ConfigInfo(metaclass=_MetaConfig):
     configure_options = []
     mixed = False
     libdir = None
+    force_posix_path = False
 
     @property
     def arch_name(self):
diff --git a/kiwixbuild/configs/winbash.py b/kiwixbuild/configs/winbash.py
index 66ed0b1..e0f3d94 100644
--- a/kiwixbuild/configs/winbash.py
+++ b/kiwixbuild/configs/winbash.py
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ class WinBashConfigInfo(ConfigInfo):
     compatible_hosts = ["Windows"]
     exe_wrapper_def = ""
     static = True
+    force_posix_path = True
 
     @property
     def arch_name(self):
diff --git a/kiwixbuild/dependencies/base.py b/kiwixbuild/dependencies/base.py
index 9cdfb2e..1ba0222 100644
--- a/kiwixbuild/dependencies/base.py
+++ b/kiwixbuild/dependencies/base.py
@@ -428,7 +428,13 @@ class MakeBuilder(Builder):
         ]
         env = self.get_env(cross_comp_flags=True, cross_compilers=True, cross_path=True)
         self.set_configure_env(env)
-        run_command(command, self.build_path, context, env=env)
+        run_command(
+            command,
+            self.build_path,
+            context,
+            env=env,
+            force_posix_path=self.buildEnv.configInfo.force_posix_path,
+        )
 
     def _compile(self, context):
         context.try_skip(self.build_path)
diff --git a/kiwixbuild/utils.py b/kiwixbuild/utils.py
index 40dd789..d51ceb8 100644
--- a/kiwixbuild/utils.py
+++ b/kiwixbuild/utils.py
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ import urllib.error
 import ssl
 import subprocess
 import re
-from pathlib import Path
+from pathlib import Path, PurePosixPath
 from collections import namedtuple, defaultdict
 
 from kiwixbuild._global import neutralEnv, option
@@ -322,19 +322,23 @@ def extract_archive(archive_path: Path, dest_dir: Path, topdir=None, name=None):
             archive.close()
 
 
-def run_command(command, cwd, context, *, env=None, input=None):
+def run_command(command, cwd, context, *, env=None, input=None, force_posix_path=False):
     os.makedirs(cwd, exist_ok=True)
     if env is None:
         env = DefaultEnv()
     log = None
-    command = [str(v) for v in command]
+    if force_posix_path:
+        transform_path = lambda v: PurePosixPath(v) if isinstance(v, Path) else v
+    else:
+        transform_path = lambda v: v
+    command = [str(transform_path(v)) for v in command]
     try:
         if not option("verbose"):
             log = open(context.log_file, "w")
         print(f"run command '{command}'", file=log)
         print(f"current directory is '{cwd}'", file=log)
         print("env is :", file=log)
-        env = {k: str(v) for k, v in env.items()}
+        env = {k: str(transform_path(v)) for k, v in env.items()}
         for k, v in env.items():
             print(f"  {k} : {v!r}", file=log)