diff --git a/src/api/l_filesystem.c b/src/api/l_filesystem.c
index e1d0845d..1d787edf 100644
--- a/src/api/l_filesystem.c
+++ b/src/api/l_filesystem.c
@@ -7,12 +7,6 @@
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include <string.h>
 
-#ifdef _WIN32
-const char lovrDirSep = '\\';
-#else
-const char lovrDirSep = '/';
-#endif
-
 void* luax_readfile(const char* filename, size_t* bytesRead) {
   return lovrFilesystemRead(filename, -1, bytesRead);
 }
@@ -434,7 +428,7 @@ static int libLoader(lua_State* L) {
         luaL_Buffer buffer;
         luaL_buffinit(L, &buffer);
         luaL_addstring(&buffer, lovrFilesystemGetRealDirectory(filename));
-        luaL_addchar(&buffer, lovrDirSep);
+        luaL_addchar(&buffer, LOVR_PATH_SEP);
         luaL_addstring(&buffer, filename);
         luaL_pushresult(&buffer);
 
@@ -461,7 +455,7 @@ static int libLoader(lua_State* L) {
       }
     } else if (*p == '?') {
       for (const char* m = module; n && *m; n--, m++) {
-        *f++ = *m == '.' ? lovrDirSep : *m;
+        *f++ = *m == '.' ? LOVR_PATH_SEP : *m;
       }
       p++;
 
diff --git a/src/modules/filesystem/filesystem.h b/src/modules/filesystem/filesystem.h
index a4475aa7..bd15ed26 100644
--- a/src/modules/filesystem/filesystem.h
+++ b/src/modules/filesystem/filesystem.h
@@ -6,7 +6,11 @@
 
 #define LOVR_PATH_MAX 1024
 
-extern const char lovrDirSep;
+#ifdef _WIN32
+#define LOVR_PATH_SEP '\\'
+#else
+#define LOVR_PATH_SEP '/'
+#endif
 
 bool lovrFilesystemInit(const char* argExe, const char* argGame, const char* argRoot);
 void lovrFilesystemDestroy(void);
diff --git a/src/modules/headset/openvr.c b/src/modules/headset/openvr.c
index 8f8bb2e2..558b43c7 100644
--- a/src/modules/headset/openvr.c
+++ b/src/modules/headset/openvr.c
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ static bool openvr_init(float offset, uint32_t msaa) {
   }
 
   char path[LOVR_PATH_MAX];
-  snprintf(path, sizeof(path), "%s%cactions.json", lovrFilesystemGetSaveDirectory(), lovrDirSep);
+  snprintf(path, sizeof(path), "%s%cactions.json", lovrFilesystemGetSaveDirectory(), LOVR_PATH_SEP);
   state.input->SetActionManifestPath(path);
   state.input->GetActionSetHandle("/actions/lovr", &state.actionSet);