diff --git a/src/nimblepkg/packageinfo.nim b/src/nimblepkg/packageinfo.nim
index 64851ec8..03fc6692 100644
--- a/src/nimblepkg/packageinfo.nim
+++ b/src/nimblepkg/packageinfo.nim
@@ -411,7 +411,7 @@ proc checkInstallFile(pkgInfo: PackageInfo,
   for ignoreFile in pkgInfo.skipFiles:
     if ignoreFile.endswith("nimble"):
       raise nimbleError(ignoreFile & " must be installed.")
-    if samePaths(file, origDir / ignoreFile):
+    if file == absolutePath(ignoreFile):
       result = true
       break