diff --git a/internal/restic/snapshot_find.go b/internal/restic/snapshot_find.go
index f16b91e3d..e7747c561 100644
--- a/internal/restic/snapshot_find.go
+++ b/internal/restic/snapshot_find.go
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ func FindLatestSnapshot(ctx context.Context, repo Repository, targets []string,
 				return ID{}, errors.Wrap(err, "Abs")
 			}
 		}
-		absTargets = append(absTargets, target)
+		absTargets = append(absTargets, filepath.Clean(target))
 	}
 
 	var (