diff --git a/gitignore.js b/gitignore.js
index 8024ffc..3feaad6 100644
--- a/gitignore.js
+++ b/gitignore.js
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ const getFileSync = (file, cwd) => {
 
 const normalizeOptions = ({
 	ignore = [],
-	cwd = process.cwd()
+	cwd = slash(process.cwd())
 } = {}) => {
 	return {ignore, cwd};
 };
diff --git a/test.js b/test.js
index 165d46a..68749b1 100644
--- a/test.js
+++ b/test.js
@@ -298,6 +298,11 @@ test('gitignore option with stats option', async t => {
 	t.false(actual.includes('node_modules'));
 });
 
+test('gitignore option with absolute option', async t => {
+	const result = await globby('*', {gitignore: true, absolute: true});
+	t.false(result.includes('node_modules'));
+});
+
 test('respects gitignore option false - stream', async t => {
 	const actual = await getStream.array(globby.stream('*', {gitignore: false, onlyFiles: false}));
 	t.true(actual.includes('node_modules'));