diff --git i/Makefile.PL w/Makefile.PL
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
index edee531..7c15540
--- i/Makefile.PL
+++ w/Makefile.PL
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ sub library_search_path {
     if $^O eq 'MSWin32' && $Config{cc} =~ /\bcl\b/ and $ENV{LIB};
   push @libs, split ' ', $Config{loclibpth}
     if $Config{loclibpth};
-  push @libs, split /\Q$Config{path_sep}/, $Config{libpth}
+  push @libs, split ' ', $Config{libpth}
     if $Config{libpth};
   push @libs, '/usr/lib/w32api', '/usr/X11R6/lib'
     if $^O eq 'cygwin';