diff --git a/legacy/eina/src/lib/eina_prefix.c b/legacy/eina/src/lib/eina_prefix.c
index c830def34f..2322311600 100644
--- a/legacy/eina/src/lib/eina_prefix.c
+++ b/legacy/eina/src/lib/eina_prefix.c
@@ -237,7 +237,7 @@ _try_argv(Eina_Prefix *pfx, const char *argv0)
    DBG("Try argv0 = %s", argv0);
    /* 1. is argv0 abs path? */
 #ifdef _WIN32
-   if (argv0[0] && (argv0[1] == ':'))
+   if (evil_path_is_absolute(argv0))
 #else
    if (argv0[0] == DSEP_C)
 #endif
@@ -533,7 +533,7 @@ eina_prefix_new(const char *argv0, void *symbol, const char *envprefix,
                {
                   DBG("Dlinfo dli_fname = %s", info_dl.dli_fname);
 # ifdef _WIN32
-                  if (info_dl.dli_fname[0] && (info_dl.dli_fname[1] == ':'))
+                  if (evil_path_is_absolute(info_dl.dli_fname))
 # else
                   if (info_dl.dli_fname[0] == DSEP_C)
 # endif