diff --git a/lua/lazy/core/config.lua b/lua/lazy/core/config.lua
index 72e0e15..c0f10ee 100644
--- a/lua/lazy/core/config.lua
+++ b/lua/lazy/core/config.lua
@@ -218,10 +218,15 @@ function M.setup(opts)
   end
   table.insert(M.options.install.colorscheme, "habamax")
 
+  -- normalize path options
+  local normalized_extra_dev_paths
+  for k, path in ipairs(M.options.dev.extra_paths) do
+    table.insert(normalized_extra_dev_paths, k, Util.norm(path))
+  end
+  M.options.dev.extra_paths = normalized_extra_dev_paths
+  M.options.performance.rtp.custom_config_dir = Util.norm(M.options.performance.rtp.custom_config_dir)
   M.options.root = Util.norm(M.options.root)
   M.options.dev.path = Util.norm(M.options.dev.path)
-  M.options.dev.extra_paths = Util.norm(M.options.dev.extra_paths)
-  M.options.performance.rtp.custom_config_dir = Util.norm(M.options.performance.rtp.custom_config_dir)
   M.options.lockfile = Util.norm(M.options.lockfile)
   M.options.readme.root = Util.norm(M.options.readme.root)