diff --git a/packages/cli/src/utils/compression.util.ts b/packages/cli/src/utils/compression.util.ts
index c3b6626a1e8..ad264201469 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/utils/compression.util.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/utils/compression.util.ts
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import * as fflate from 'fflate';
 import { readFile, readdir, writeFile, mkdir } from 'fs/promises';
 import * as path from 'path';
 import { createWriteStream, createReadStream } from 'fs';
+import { safeJoinPath } from '@n8n/backend-common';
 
 // Reuse the same compression levels as the Compression node
 const ALREADY_COMPRESSED = [
@@ -221,7 +222,7 @@ async function addDirectoryToZipStreaming(
 			continue;
 		}
 
-		const fullPath = path.join(dirPath, entry.name);
+		const fullPath = safeJoinPath(dirPath, entry.name);
 		const zipEntryPath = zipPath ? `${zipPath}/${entry.name}` : entry.name;
 
 		if (entry.isDirectory()) {