diff --git a/receive.go b/receive.go
index 2be245d7..6a82d205 100644
--- a/receive.go
+++ b/receive.go
@@ -224,6 +224,7 @@ func (r *receiver) run(ctx context.Context) error {
 					return errors.WithStack(&os.PathError{Path: p.Stat.Path, Err: syscall.EINVAL, Op: "unrepresentable path"})
 				}
 				p.Stat.Path = path
+				p.Stat.Linkname = filepath.FromSlash(p.Stat.Linkname)
 
 				if fileCanRequestData(os.FileMode(p.Stat.Mode)) {
 					r.mu.Lock()
diff --git a/send.go b/send.go
index ba97ef7a..43bf1717 100644
--- a/send.go
+++ b/send.go
@@ -161,6 +161,7 @@ func (s *sender) walk(ctx context.Context) error {
 			return errors.WithStack(&os.PathError{Path: path, Err: syscall.EBADMSG, Op: "fileinfo without stat info"})
 		}
 		stat.Path = filepath.ToSlash(stat.Path)
+		stat.Linkname = filepath.ToSlash(stat.Linkname)
 		p := &types.Packet{
 			Type: types.PACKET_STAT,
 			Stat: stat,