diff --git a/internal/pipe/winget/testdata/TestRunPipe/wrapped-in-dir/wrapped-in-dir.installer.yaml.golden b/internal/pipe/winget/testdata/TestRunPipe/wrapped-in-dir/wrapped-in-dir.installer.yaml.golden
index 77a8372fe..68f2d1a56 100644
--- a/internal/pipe/winget/testdata/TestRunPipe/wrapped-in-dir/wrapped-in-dir.installer.yaml.golden
+++ b/internal/pipe/winget/testdata/TestRunPipe/wrapped-in-dir/wrapped-in-dir.installer.yaml.golden
@@ -9,21 +9,21 @@ Installers:
   - Architecture: x64
     NestedInstallerType: portable
     NestedInstallerFiles:
-      - RelativeFilePath: foo\foo.exe
+      - RelativeFilePath: foo\bin\foo.exe
     InstallerUrl: https://dummyhost/download/v1.2.1/foo_windows_amd64v1.zip
     InstallerSha256: e3b0c44298fc1c149afbf4c8996fb92427ae41e4649b934ca495991b7852b855
     UpgradeBehavior: uninstallPrevious
   - Architecture: x86
     NestedInstallerType: portable
     NestedInstallerFiles:
-      - RelativeFilePath: foo\foo.exe
+      - RelativeFilePath: foo\bin\foo.exe
     InstallerUrl: https://dummyhost/download/v1.2.1/foo_windows_386.zip
     InstallerSha256: e3b0c44298fc1c149afbf4c8996fb92427ae41e4649b934ca495991b7852b855
     UpgradeBehavior: uninstallPrevious
   - Architecture: arm64
     NestedInstallerType: portable
     NestedInstallerFiles:
-      - RelativeFilePath: foo\foo.exe
+      - RelativeFilePath: foo\bin\foo.exe
     InstallerUrl: https://dummyhost/download/v1.2.1/foo_windows_arm64.zip
     InstallerSha256: e3b0c44298fc1c149afbf4c8996fb92427ae41e4649b934ca495991b7852b855
     UpgradeBehavior: uninstallPrevious
diff --git a/internal/pipe/winget/winget.go b/internal/pipe/winget/winget.go
index 4c061c410..9e0a9628d 100644
--- a/internal/pipe/winget/winget.go
+++ b/internal/pipe/winget/winget.go
@@ -224,7 +224,7 @@ func (p Pipe) doRun(ctx *context.Context, winget config.Winget, cl client.Releas
 		folder := artifact.ExtraOr(*archive, artifact.ExtraWrappedIn, ".")
 		for _, bin := range artifact.ExtraOr(*archive, artifact.ExtraBinaries, []string{}) {
 			files = append(files, InstallerItemFile{
-				RelativeFilePath: windowsJoin([2]string{folder, bin}),
+				RelativeFilePath: strings.ReplaceAll(filepath.Join(folder, bin), "/", "\\"),
 			})
 		}
 		url, err := tmpl.New(ctx).WithArtifact(archive).Apply(winget.URLTemplate)
@@ -397,10 +397,3 @@ func extFor(tp artifact.Type) string {
 		return ""
 	}
 }
-
-func windowsJoin(elem [2]string) string {
-	if elem[0] == "" {
-		return elem[1]
-	}
-	return elem[0] + "\\" + elem[1]
-}
diff --git a/internal/pipe/winget/winget_test.go b/internal/pipe/winget/winget_test.go
index c7a23b7bf..9f7113463 100644
--- a/internal/pipe/winget/winget_test.go
+++ b/internal/pipe/winget/winget_test.go
@@ -602,15 +602,24 @@ func TestRunPipe(t *testing.T) {
 			goarch := "amd64"
 			createFakeArtifact("partial", goos, goarch, "v1", "", nil)
 			createFakeArtifact("foo", goos, goarch, "v1", "", nil)
-			createFakeArtifact("wrapped-in-dir", goos, goarch, "v1", "", map[string]any{artifact.ExtraWrappedIn: "foo"})
+			createFakeArtifact("wrapped-in-dir", goos, goarch, "v1", "", map[string]any{
+				artifact.ExtraWrappedIn: "foo",
+				artifact.ExtraBinaries:  []string{"bin/foo.exe"},
+			})
 
 			goarch = "386"
 			createFakeArtifact("foo", goos, goarch, "", "", nil)
-			createFakeArtifact("wrapped-in-dir", goos, goarch, "", "", map[string]any{artifact.ExtraWrappedIn: "foo"})
+			createFakeArtifact("wrapped-in-dir", goos, goarch, "", "", map[string]any{
+				artifact.ExtraWrappedIn: "foo",
+				artifact.ExtraBinaries:  []string{"bin/foo.exe"},
+			})
 
 			goarch = "arm64"
 			createFakeArtifact("foo", goos, goarch, "", "", nil)
-			createFakeArtifact("wrapped-in-dir", goos, goarch, "", "", map[string]any{artifact.ExtraWrappedIn: "foo"})
+			createFakeArtifact("wrapped-in-dir", goos, goarch, "", "", map[string]any{
+				artifact.ExtraWrappedIn: "foo",
+				artifact.ExtraBinaries:  []string{"bin/foo.exe"},
+			})
 
 			client := client.NewMock()
 			pipe := Pipe{}