diff --git a/src/log/normal.c b/src/log/normal.c
index 3db14d9..565e763 100644
--- a/src/log/normal.c
+++ b/src/log/normal.c
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ void normal_log_assert(struct criterion_assert_stats *stats) {
         bool sf = criterion_options.short_filename;
         criterion_pimportant(CRITERION_PREFIX_DASHES,
                 _(msg_assert_fail),
-                FG_BOLD, sf ? basename(stats->file) : stats->file, RESET,
+                FG_BOLD, sf ? basename_compat(stats->file) : stats->file, RESET,
                 FG_RED,  stats->line, RESET,
                 line);
 
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ void normal_log_test_crash(struct criterion_test_stats *stats) {
     bool sf = criterion_options.short_filename;
     criterion_pimportant(CRITERION_PREFIX_DASHES,
             _(msg_test_crash_line),
-            FG_BOLD, sf ? basename(stats->file) : stats->file, RESET,
+            FG_BOLD, sf ? basename_compat(stats->file) : stats->file, RESET,
             FG_RED,  stats->progress, RESET);
     criterion_pimportant(CRITERION_PREFIX_FAIL, _(msg_test_crash),
             stats->test->category,
diff --git a/src/log/tap.c b/src/log/tap.c
index fec23e1..23898f4 100644
--- a/src/log/tap.c
+++ b/src/log/tap.c
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ void tap_log_post_test(struct criterion_test_stats *stats) {
 #endif
             bool sf = criterion_options.short_filename;
             criterion_important("  %s:%u: Assertion failed: %s\n",
-                    sf ? basename(asrt->file) : asrt->file,
+                    sf ? basename_compat(asrt->file) : asrt->file,
                     asrt->line,
                     line);
 #ifdef VANILLA_WIN32
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ void tap_log_test_crash(struct criterion_test_stats *stats) {
     criterion_important("not ok - %s::%s unexpected signal after %s:%u\n",
             stats->test->category,
             stats->test->name,
-            sf ? basename(stats->file) : stats->file,
+            sf ? basename_compat(stats->file) : stats->file,
             stats->progress);
 }
 
diff --git a/src/posix-compat.c b/src/posix-compat.c
index 4cb7a28..376cd27 100644
--- a/src/posix-compat.c
+++ b/src/posix-compat.c
@@ -387,3 +387,11 @@ void *get_osx_section_end(const char *section) {
     return get_real_address(section_start) + secsize;
 }
 #endif
+
+const char *basename_compat(const char *str) {
+    const char *start = str;
+    for (const char *c = str; *c; ++c)
+        if ((*c == '/' || *c == '\\') && c[1])
+            start = c + 1;
+    return start;
+}
diff --git a/src/posix-compat.h b/src/posix-compat.h
index 84a5aef..9f938db 100644
--- a/src/posix-compat.h
+++ b/src/posix-compat.h
@@ -95,4 +95,6 @@ void *get_osx_section_end(const char *section);
 #  define GET_SECTION_END(Name)   SECTION_END(Name)
 # endif
 
+const char *basename_compat(const char *str);
+
 #endif /* !POSIX_COMPAT_H_ */