diff --git a/src/core/cpath/cpath.c b/src/core/cpath/cpath.c
index 35b3829..6629d1c 100644
--- a/src/core/cpath/cpath.c
+++ b/src/core/cpath/cpath.c
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 #include "cpath.h"
 #include "aliases.h"
 #include <stdarg.h>
+#include <stdbool.h>
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <string.h>
 
@@ -47,7 +48,10 @@ void dirup(char *dst, u64 levels, const char *path) {
 
   char tmp[256];
   sprintf(tmp, "%c", PATH_SEP);
-  if (sep_count < levels && strncmp(path, tmp, copy_count) != 0) {
+  // NOTE (Abdelrahman): Conditions stored in variables to silence MSVC warning C5045
+  bool insufficient_levels = sep_count < levels;
+  bool path_to_copy_is_separator = strncmp(path, tmp, copy_count) != 0;
+  if (insufficient_levels && path_to_copy_is_separator) {
     copy_count = 0;
   }