diff --git a/internal/pipe/nfpm/nfpm.go b/internal/pipe/nfpm/nfpm.go
index 48c615237..6c55dd340 100644
--- a/internal/pipe/nfpm/nfpm.go
+++ b/internal/pipe/nfpm/nfpm.go
@@ -441,7 +441,7 @@ func setupLintian(ctx *context.Context, fpm config.NFPM, packageName, format, ar
 	log.Debugf("creating %q", lintianPath)
 	return &files.Content{
 		Source:      lintianPath,
-		Destination: filepath.Join("./usr/share/lintian/overrides", packageName),
+		Destination: "./usr/share/lintian/overrides/" + packageName,
 		Packager:    "deb",
 		FileInfo: &files.ContentFileInfo{
 			Mode: 0o644,