diff --git a/include/lmms_basics.h b/include/lmms_basics.h
index ae26b1585..288cf59de 100644
--- a/include/lmms_basics.h
+++ b/include/lmms_basics.h
@@ -128,6 +128,13 @@ const ch_cnt_t SURROUND_CHANNELS =
 #endif
 
 
+#ifdef LMMS_BUILD_WIN32
+#define PATH_SEPERATOR = ';';
+#else
+#define PATH_SEPERATOR = ':';
+#endif
+
+
 
 typedef sample_t sampleFrame[DEFAULT_CHANNELS];
 typedef sample_t surroundSampleFrame[SURROUND_CHANNELS];
diff --git a/src/core/ladspa_manager.cpp b/src/core/ladspa_manager.cpp
index 80d184ceb..a7be25eb0 100644
--- a/src/core/ladspa_manager.cpp
+++ b/src/core/ladspa_manager.cpp
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
 ladspaManager::ladspaManager()
 {
 	QStringList ladspaDirectories = QString( getenv( "LADSPA_PATH" ) ).
-								split( ',' );
+								split( PATH_SEPERATOR );
 	ladspaDirectories += configManager::inst()->ladspaDir().split( ',' );
 
 	ladspaDirectories.push_back( configManager::inst()->pluginDir() + "ladspa" );