diff --git a/hadoop-common-project/hadoop-common/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/fs/Globber.java b/hadoop-common-project/hadoop-common/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/fs/Globber.java
index 7c69167c3a125..ceee4f2e10367 100644
--- a/hadoop-common-project/hadoop-common/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/fs/Globber.java
+++ b/hadoop-common-project/hadoop-common/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/fs/Globber.java
@@ -254,8 +254,8 @@ private FileStatus[] doGlob() throws IOException {
                 if (!child.isDirectory()) continue; 
               }
               // Set the child path based on the parent path.
-              child.setPath(new Path(candidate.getPath(),
-                      child.getPath().getName()));
+              child.setPath(new Path(candidate.getPath().toString() + Path.SEPARATOR
+                + child.getPath().getName()));
               if (globFilter.accept(child.getPath())) {
                 newCandidates.add(child);
               }