diff --git a/src/daemon/launchd.ts b/src/daemon/launchd.ts
index 676f9101a..46d6b25e2 100644
--- a/src/daemon/launchd.ts
+++ b/src/daemon/launchd.ts
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ import type { GatewayServiceRuntime } from "./service-runtime.js";
 import { resolveGatewayStateDir, resolveHomeDir } from "./paths.js";
 
 const execFileAsync = promisify(execFile);
+const toPosixPath = (value: string) => value.replace(/\\/g, "/");
 
 const formatLine = (label: string, value: string) => {
   const rich = isRich();
@@ -35,8 +36,8 @@ function resolveLaunchAgentPlistPathForLabel(
   env: Record<string, string | undefined>,
   label: string,
 ): string {
-  const home = resolveHomeDir(env);
-  return path.join(home, "Library", "LaunchAgents", `${label}.plist`);
+  const home = toPosixPath(resolveHomeDir(env));
+  return path.posix.join(home, "Library", "LaunchAgents", `${label}.plist`);
 }
 
 export function resolveLaunchAgentPlistPath(env: Record<string, string | undefined>): string {
diff --git a/src/daemon/systemd.ts b/src/daemon/systemd.ts
index 7566295d6..fef4eadd3 100644
--- a/src/daemon/systemd.ts
+++ b/src/daemon/systemd.ts
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ import {
 } from "./systemd-unit.js";
 
 const execFileAsync = promisify(execFile);
+const toPosixPath = (value: string) => value.replace(/\\/g, "/");
 
 const formatLine = (label: string, value: string) => {
   const rich = isRich();
@@ -33,8 +34,8 @@ function resolveSystemdUnitPathForName(
   env: Record<string, string | undefined>,
   name: string,
 ): string {
-  const home = resolveHomeDir(env);
-  return path.join(home, ".config", "systemd", "user", `${name}.service`);
+  const home = toPosixPath(resolveHomeDir(env));
+  return path.posix.join(home, ".config", "systemd", "user", `${name}.service`);
 }
 
 function resolveSystemdServiceName(env: Record<string, string | undefined>): string {