diff --git a/hggit/git_handler.py b/hggit/git_handler.py
index b5a3a258cdfd6bbb62ea40750db5b90f5e196c4a_aGdnaXQvZ2l0X2hhbmRsZXIucHk=..9d735570322d4ad67a70515572447993497fa320_aGdnaXQvZ2l0X2hhbmRsZXIucHk= 100644
--- a/hggit/git_handler.py
+++ b/hggit/git_handler.py
@@ -1630,7 +1630,7 @@
             return names[0]
 
     def audit_hg_path(self, path):
-        if b'.hg' in path.split(os.path.sep):
+        if b'.hg' in path.split(pycompat.ospathsep):
             if compat.config(self.ui, b'bool', b'git', b'blockdothg'):
                 raise error.Abort(
                     (b'Refusing to import problematic path %r' % path),