diff --git a/crates/tauri-cli/src/helpers/app_paths.rs b/crates/tauri-cli/src/helpers/app_paths.rs
index 6c5b5da5aac0..b20b991ef368 100644
--- a/crates/tauri-cli/src/helpers/app_paths.rs
+++ b/crates/tauri-cli/src/helpers/app_paths.rs
@@ -79,6 +79,7 @@ fn env_tauri_app_path() -> Option<PathBuf> {
     .ok()?
     .canonicalize()
     .ok()
+    .map(|p| dunce::simplified(&p).to_path_buf())
 }
 
 fn env_tauri_frontend_path() -> Option<PathBuf> {
@@ -87,6 +88,7 @@ fn env_tauri_frontend_path() -> Option<PathBuf> {
     .ok()?
     .canonicalize()
     .ok()
+    .map(|p| dunce::simplified(&p).to_path_buf())
 }
 
 pub fn resolve_tauri_dir() -> Option<PathBuf> {