diff --git a/lib/module.js b/lib/module.js
index 9eba6bfdc15518..d9b4415ad8fe94 100644
--- a/lib/module.js
+++ b/lib/module.js
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ Module._findPath = function(request, paths) {
   // For each path
   for (var i = 0, PL = paths.length; i < PL; i++) {
     // Don't search further if path doesn't exist
-    if (paths[i] && internalModuleStat(paths[i]) < 1) continue;
+    if (paths[i] && internalModuleStat(path._makeLong(paths[i])) < 1) continue;
     var basePath = path.resolve(paths[i], request);
     var filename;