diff --git a/lib/processors/bundlers/manifestBundler.js b/lib/processors/bundlers/manifestBundler.js
index a82164d37..d5ea4251c 100644
--- a/lib/processors/bundlers/manifestBundler.js
+++ b/lib/processors/bundlers/manifestBundler.js
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-const path = require("path");
+const posixPath = require("path").posix;
 const yazl = require("yazl");
 const resourceFactory = require("@ui5/fs").resourceFactory;
 const log = require("@ui5/logger").getLogger("builder:processors:bundlers:manifestBundler");
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ class I18nResourceList {
 	 * @param {module:@ui5/fs.Resource} resource i18n resource
 	 */
 	add(directory, resource) {
-		const normalizedDirectory = path.normalize(directory);
+		const normalizedDirectory = posixPath.normalize(directory);
 		if (!this.propertyFiles.has(normalizedDirectory)) {
 			this.propertyFiles.set(normalizedDirectory, [resource]);
 		} else {
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ class I18nResourceList {
 	 * @returns {Array} Array of resources files
 	 */
 	get(directory) {
-		return this.propertyFiles.get(path.normalize(directory)) || [];
+		return this.propertyFiles.get(posixPath.normalize(directory)) || [];
 	}
 }
 
@@ -72,8 +72,8 @@ module.exports = ({resources, options: {namespace, bundleName, propertiesExtensi
 				return;
 			}
 			descriptorI18nInfos.set(
-				path.join(path.dirname(manifest.path), path.dirname(i18nPath)),
-				path.basename(i18nPath, propertiesExtension)
+				posixPath.join(posixPath.dirname(manifest.path), posixPath.dirname(i18nPath)),
+				posixPath.basename(i18nPath, propertiesExtension)
 			);
 		}
 
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ module.exports = ({resources, options: {namespace, bundleName, propertiesExtensi
 
 	return Promise.all(resources.map((resource) =>
 		resource.getBuffer().then((content) => {
-			const basename = path.basename(resource.getPath());
+			const basename = posixPath.basename(resource.getPath());
 			return {
 				name: basename,
 				isManifest: basename === descriptor,
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ module.exports = ({resources, options: {namespace, bundleName, propertiesExtensi
 				addDescriptorI18nInfos(descriptorI18nInfos, resource);
 				archiveContent.set(resource.path, resource.content);
 			} else {
-				const directory = path.dirname(resource.path);
+				const directory = posixPath.dirname(resource.path);
 				i18nResourceList.add(directory, resource);
 			}
 		});