diff --git a/pkg/minikube/bootstrapper/ssh_runner.go b/pkg/minikube/bootstrapper/ssh_runner.go
index 7a6f8dacb6..ba8cdc1b28 100644
--- a/pkg/minikube/bootstrapper/ssh_runner.go
+++ b/pkg/minikube/bootstrapper/ssh_runner.go
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ package bootstrapper
 import (
 	"fmt"
 	"io"
-	"path/filepath"
+	"path"
 	"sync"
 
 	"github.com/golang/glog"
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ func (s *SSHRunner) CombinedOutput(cmd string) (string, error) {
 
 // Copy copies a file to the remote over SSH.
 func (s *SSHRunner) Copy(f assets.CopyableFile) error {
-	deleteCmd := fmt.Sprintf("sudo rm -f %s", filepath.Join(f.GetTargetDir(), f.GetTargetName()))
+	deleteCmd := fmt.Sprintf("sudo rm -f %s", path.Join(f.GetTargetDir(), f.GetTargetName()))
 	mkdirCmd := fmt.Sprintf("sudo mkdir -p %s", f.GetTargetDir())
 	for _, cmd := range []string{deleteCmd, mkdirCmd} {
 		if err := s.Run(cmd); err != nil {
diff --git a/pkg/provision/buildroot.go b/pkg/provision/buildroot.go
index efb7e43a74..cc473e29ce 100755
--- a/pkg/provision/buildroot.go
+++ b/pkg/provision/buildroot.go
@@ -193,13 +193,13 @@ func configureAuth(p *BuildrootProvisioner) error {
 
 	execRunner := &bootstrapper.ExecRunner{}
 	hostCerts := map[string]string{
-		authOptions.CaCertPath:     filepath.Join(authOptions.StorePath, "ca.pem"),
-		authOptions.ClientCertPath: filepath.Join(authOptions.StorePath, "cert.pem"),
-		authOptions.ClientKeyPath:  filepath.Join(authOptions.StorePath, "key.pem"),
+		authOptions.CaCertPath:     path.Join(authOptions.StorePath, "ca.pem"),
+		authOptions.ClientCertPath: path.Join(authOptions.StorePath, "cert.pem"),
+		authOptions.ClientKeyPath:  path.Join(authOptions.StorePath, "key.pem"),
 	}
 
 	for src, dst := range hostCerts {
-		f, err := assets.NewFileAsset(src, filepath.Dir(dst), filepath.Base(dst), "0777")
+		f, err := assets.NewFileAsset(src, path.Dir(dst), filepath.Base(dst), "0777")
 		if err != nil {
 			return errors.Wrapf(err, "open cert file: %s", src)
 		}
@@ -244,7 +244,7 @@ func configureAuth(p *BuildrootProvisioner) error {
 	}
 	sshRunner := bootstrapper.NewSSHRunner(sshClient)
 	for src, dst := range remoteCerts {
-		f, err := assets.NewFileAsset(src, filepath.Dir(dst), filepath.Base(dst), "0640")
+		f, err := assets.NewFileAsset(src, path.Dir(dst), filepath.Base(dst), "0640")
 		if err != nil {
 			return errors.Wrapf(err, "error copying %s to %s", src, dst)
 		}