diff --git a/lib/mixlib/archive.rb b/lib/mixlib/archive.rb
index 09b3929..e7bac82 100644
--- a/lib/mixlib/archive.rb
+++ b/lib/mixlib/archive.rb
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ def create(files = [], gzip: false)
     end
 
     def extract(destination, perms: true, ignore: [])
-      ignore = [/^\.$/, /\.{2}/] + Array(ignore)
+      ignore = [/^\.$/, /\.{2}#{path_separator}/] + Array(ignore)
 
       create_and_empty(destination)
 
@@ -49,6 +49,16 @@ def extract(destination, perms: true, ignore: [])
 
     private
 
+    BACKSLASH = '\\'.freeze
+
+    def path_separator
+      if Gem.win_platform?
+        File::ALT_SEPARATOR || BACKSLASH
+      else
+        File::SEPARATOR
+      end
+    end
+
     def create_and_empty(destination)
       FileUtils.mkdir_p(destination)
       if @empty
diff --git a/spec/mixlib/archive_spec.rb b/spec/mixlib/archive_spec.rb
index f6f95c7..4f2034b 100644
--- a/spec/mixlib/archive_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/mixlib/archive_spec.rb
@@ -61,22 +61,22 @@
     end
 
     it "runs the extractor" do
-      expect(archiver).to receive(:extract).with(destination, { perms: true, ignore: [/^\.$/, /\.{2}/] })
+      expect(archiver).to receive(:extract).with(destination, { perms: true, ignore: [/^\.$/, /\.{2}\//] })
       archive.extract(destination)
     end
 
     it "passes options to the extractor" do
-      expect(archiver).to receive(:extract).with(destination, { perms: false, ignore: [/^\.$/, /\.{2}/] })
+      expect(archiver).to receive(:extract).with(destination, { perms: false, ignore: [/^\.$/, /\.{2}\//] })
       archive.extract(destination, perms: false)
     end
 
     it "allows the user to ignore more patterns" do
-      expect(archiver).to receive(:extract).with(destination, { perms: false, ignore: [/^\.$/, /\.{2}/, /^$/] })
+      expect(archiver).to receive(:extract).with(destination, { perms: false, ignore: [/^\.$/, /\.{2}\//, /^$/] })
       archive.extract(destination, perms: false, ignore: [/^$/])
     end
 
     it "accepts a single ignore pattern" do
-      expect(archiver).to receive(:extract).with(destination, { perms: false, ignore: [/^\.$/, /\.{2}/, /^$/] })
+      expect(archiver).to receive(:extract).with(destination, { perms: false, ignore: [/^\.$/, /\.{2}\//, /^$/] })
       archive.extract(destination, perms: false, ignore: /^$/)
     end
   end