diff --git a/src/linker/lnk_error.c b/src/linker/lnk_error.c
index 7ff046f0..c2ee9ba7 100644
--- a/src/linker/lnk_error.c
+++ b/src/linker/lnk_error.c
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ lnk_error_with_loc_fv(LNK_ErrorCode code, String8 obj_path, String8 lib_path, ch
   String8 text = push_str8fv(scratch.arena, fmt, args);
   if (obj_path.size) {
     if (lib_path.size) {
-      lnk_error(code, "%S(%S): %S", lib_path, obj_path, text);
+      lnk_error(code, "%S(%S): %S", lib_path, str8_skip_last_slash(obj_path), text);
     } else {
       lnk_error(code, "%S: %S", obj_path, text);
     }