diff --git a/src/Actions/RemoveStorageSymlinksAction.php b/src/Actions/RemoveStorageSymlinksAction.php
index 14964eae..6f254d76 100644
--- a/src/Actions/RemoveStorageSymlinksAction.php
+++ b/src/Actions/RemoveStorageSymlinksAction.php
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ class RemoveStorageSymlinksAction
 
         // Remove the directories CreateStorageSymlinksAction created for the symlink
         // until a non-empty one is reached.
-        while (str_starts_with($directory, $publicRoot . DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR) && $files->isEmptyDirectory($directory)) {
+        while (str_starts_with(rtrim($directory, '/\\'), rtrim($publicRoot, '/\\') . DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR) && $files->isEmptyDirectory($directory)) {
             $files->deleteDirectory($directory);
 
             $directory = dirname($directory);