diff --git a/lisp/doom.el b/lisp/doom.el
index 1047e6a77..6dbbefb5e 100644
--- a/lisp/doom.el
+++ b/lisp/doom.el
@@ -319,7 +319,7 @@ users).")
   ;; Don't store eln files in ~/.emacs.d/eln-cache (where they can easily be
   ;; deleted by 'doom upgrade').
   ;; REVIEW Use `startup-redirect-eln-cache' when 28 support is dropped
-  (add-to-list 'native-comp-eln-load-path (file-name-concat doom-cache-dir "eln/")))
+  (add-to-list 'native-comp-eln-load-path (expand-file-name "eln/" doom-cache-dir)))
 
 
 ;;