diff --git a/src/config.cpp b/src/config.cpp
index 77946f3..9287ea1 100644
--- a/src/config.cpp
+++ b/src/config.cpp
@@ -26,6 +26,15 @@ bool to_bool(const char *s, int lineno)
 	return true;
 }
 
+std::string normalize_path(std::string s)
+{
+	for (char& c : s) {
+		if (c == '\\')
+			c = '/';
+	}
+	return s;
+}
+
 bool is_empty_line(const char *s)
 {
 	for (; *s; s++) {
@@ -132,11 +141,11 @@ void Config::load_ini()
 			if (!strcasecmp(key, "noantialias"))
 				no_antialias = to_bool(val, lineno);
 			else if (!strcasecmp(key, "savedir"))
-				save_dir = val;
+				save_dir = normalize_path(val);
 			else if (!strcasecmp(key, "fontfile"))
-				font_file = val;
+				font_file = normalize_path(val);
 			else if (!strcasecmp(key, "playlist"))
-				playlist = val;
+				playlist = normalize_path(val);
 			else if (!strcasecmp(key, "fm"))
 				use_fm = to_bool(val, lineno);
 			else if (!strcasecmp(key, "game"))
diff --git a/src/linux/mako.cpp b/src/linux/mako.cpp
index 06c2e96..3a8d4c8 100644
--- a/src/linux/mako.cpp
+++ b/src/linux/mako.cpp
@@ -69,16 +69,19 @@ MAKO::~MAKO()
 
 bool MAKO::load_playlist(const char* path)
 {
-	FILE* fp = fopen(path, "rt");
+	FILE* fp = fopen(path, "r");
 	if (!fp) {
 		WARNING("Cannot open %s", path);
 		return false;
 	}
 	char buf[256];
 	while (fgets(buf, sizeof(buf) - 1, fp)) {
-		char *p = &buf[strlen(buf) - 1];
-		if (*p == '\n')
-			*p = '\0';
+		for (char *p = buf; *p; p++) {
+			if (*p == '\\')
+				*p = '/';
+			else if (*p == '\r' || *p == '\n')
+				*p = '\0';
+		}
 		playlist.push_back(buf[0] ? strdup(buf) : NULL);
 	}
 	fclose(fp);