diff --git a/meta/classes/insane.bbclass b/meta/classes/insane.bbclass
index 556a176..b84a89f 100644
--- a/meta/classes/insane.bbclass
+++ b/meta/classes/insane.bbclass
@@ -161,6 +161,10 @@ def package_qa_check_rpath(file,name, d, elf, messages):
             if dir in line:
                 messages.append("package %s contains bad RPATH %s in file %s" % (name, line, file))
 
+def rpath_eq(a, b):
+    import os.path
+    return os.path.normpath(a) == os.path.normpath(b)
+
 QAPATHTEST[useless-rpaths] = "package_qa_check_useless_rpaths"
 def package_qa_check_useless_rpaths(file, name, d, elf, messages):
     """
@@ -181,7 +185,7 @@ def package_qa_check_useless_rpaths(file, name, d, elf, messages):
     	m = rpath_re.match(line)
 	if m:
 	   rpath = m.group(1)
-	   if rpath == libdir or rpath == base_libdir:
+	   if rpath_eq(rpath, libdir) or rpath_eq(rpath, base_libdir):
 	      # The dynamic linker searches both these places anyway.  There is no point in
 	      # looking there again.
 	      messages.append("%s: %s contains probably-redundant RPATH %s" % (name, package_qa_clean_path(file, d), rpath))