diff --git a/builtin/clone.c b/builtin/clone.c
index a4ce801a67..62b6a0a352 100644
--- a/builtin/clone.c
+++ b/builtin/clone.c
@@ -441,7 +441,7 @@ static void copy_or_link_directory(struct strbuf *src, struct strbuf *dest,
 		}
 
 		/* Files that cannot be copied bit-for-bit... */
-		if (!strcmp(iter->relative_path, "info/alternates")) {
+		if (!fspathcmp(iter->relative_path, "info/alternates")) {
 			copy_alternates(src, src_repo);
 			continue;
 		}