diff --git a/thefuck/utils.py b/thefuck/utils.py
index f79e814e..4ccef48e 100644
--- a/thefuck/utils.py
+++ b/thefuck/utils.py
@@ -109,22 +109,19 @@ def get_all_executables():
 
     tf_alias = get_alias()
     tf_entry_points = ['thefuck', 'fuck']
-    
-    win32 = sys.platform.startswith('win')
-    paths = os.environ.get('PATH', '')
-    paths = paths.split(';') if win32 else paths.split(':')
-    
+
     bins = [exe.name.decode('utf8') if six.PY2 else exe.name
-            for path in paths
+            for path in os.environ.get('PATH', '').split(os.pathsep)
             for exe in _safe(lambda: list(Path(path).iterdir()), [])
             if not _safe(exe.is_dir, True)
             and exe.name not in tf_entry_points]
     aliases = [alias.decode('utf8') if six.PY2 else alias
                for alias in shell.get_aliases() if alias != tf_alias]
-    
+
+    win32 = sys.platform.startswith('win')
     if win32:
         bins += [exe[:-4] for exe in bins if exe.endswith(".exe")]
-    
+
     return bins + aliases