diff --git a/src/utils/utils.rs b/src/utils/utils.rs
index 44ec0b4c11..71331830b4 100644
--- a/src/utils/utils.rs
+++ b/src/utils/utils.rs
@@ -739,7 +739,7 @@ impl<'a> io::Read for FileReaderWithProgress<'a> {
 // search user database to get home dir of euid user
 #[cfg(unix)]
 pub fn home_dir_from_passwd() -> Option<PathBuf> {
-    use std::ffi::CStr;
+    use std::ffi::{CStr, OsString};
     use std::mem::MaybeUninit;
     use std::os::unix::ffi::OsStringExt;
     use std::ptr;
diff --git a/tests/cli-paths.rs b/tests/cli-paths.rs
index baa6b3be08..f27e4c79f1 100644
--- a/tests/cli-paths.rs
+++ b/tests/cli-paths.rs
@@ -314,12 +314,15 @@ mod windows {
     fn install_uninstall_affect_path() {
         clitools::setup(Scenario::Empty, &|config| {
             with_saved_path(&|| {
-                let path = config.cargodir.join("bin").to_string_lossy().to_string();
+                let path = format!("{:?}", config.cargodir.join("bin").to_string_lossy());
 
                 expect_ok(config, &INIT_NONE);
                 assert!(
-                    get_path().unwrap().to_string().contains(&path),
-                    format!("`{}` not in `{}`", get_path().unwrap(), &path)
+                    get_path()
+                        .unwrap()
+                        .to_string()
+                        .contains(path.trim_matches('"')),
+                    format!("`{}` not in `{}`", path, get_path().unwrap())
                 );
 
                 expect_ok(config, &["rustup", "self", "uninstall", "-y"]);