diff --git a/internal/provider/migrate.go b/internal/provider/migrate.go
index babe2127..3ae1af11 100644
--- a/internal/provider/migrate.go
+++ b/internal/provider/migrate.go
@@ -381,7 +381,7 @@ func (m *migrator) ProviderExamplesDir() string {
 
 func determineWebsiteDir(providerDir string) (string, error) {
 	// Check for legacy website directory
-	providerWebsiteDirFileInfo, err := os.Stat(filepath.Join(providerDir, "website/docs"))
+	providerWebsiteDirFileInfo, err := os.Stat(filepath.Join(providerDir, "website", "docs"))
 
 	if err != nil {
 		if os.IsNotExist(err) {
@@ -390,7 +390,7 @@ func determineWebsiteDir(providerDir string) (string, error) {
 			return "", fmt.Errorf("error getting information for provider website directory %q: %w", providerDir, err)
 		}
 	} else if providerWebsiteDirFileInfo.IsDir() {
-		return "website/docs", nil
+		return filepath.Join("website", "docs"), nil
 	}
 
 	// Check for docs directory
diff --git a/internal/provider/validate.go b/internal/provider/validate.go
index 9500354f..9448d53b 100644
--- a/internal/provider/validate.go
+++ b/internal/provider/validate.go
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ func (v *validator) validate(ctx context.Context) error {
 		result = errors.Join(result, err)
 
 	}
-	if dirExists(v.providerFS, "website/docs") {
+	if dirExists(v.providerFS, filepath.Join("website", "docs")) {
 		v.logger.infof("detected legacy website directory, running checks")
 		err = v.validateLegacyWebsite()
 		result = errors.Join(result, err)
@@ -263,7 +263,7 @@ func (v *validator) validateStaticDocs() error {
 }
 
 func (v *validator) validateLegacyWebsite() error {
-	dir := "website/docs"
+	dir := filepath.Join("website", "docs")
 	var result error
 
 	options := &check.ProviderFileOptions{