diff --git a/lua/nvim-treesitter/config.lua b/lua/nvim-treesitter/config.lua
index 3ea96f36d..4431825f8 100644
--- a/lua/nvim-treesitter/config.lua
+++ b/lua/nvim-treesitter/config.lua
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ function M.get_install_dir(dir_name)
       log.error(err --[[@as string]])
     end
   end
-  return dir
+  return vim.fs.normalize(dir)
 end
 
 ---@param type 'queries'|'parsers'?