diff --git a/wal/file_pipeline.go b/wal/file_pipeline.go
index 3412210a3..5e32a0693 100644
--- a/wal/file_pipeline.go
+++ b/wal/file_pipeline.go
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ package wal
 import (
 	"fmt"
 	"os"
-	"path"
+	"path/filepath"
 
 	"github.com/coreos/etcd/pkg/fileutil"
 )
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ func (fp *filePipeline) Close() error {
 
 func (fp *filePipeline) alloc() (f *fileutil.LockedFile, err error) {
 	// count % 2 so this file isn't the same as the one last published
-	fpath := path.Join(fp.dir, fmt.Sprintf("%d.tmp", fp.count%2))
+	fpath := filepath.Join(fp.dir, fmt.Sprintf("%d.tmp", fp.count%2))
 	if f, err = fileutil.LockFile(fpath, os.O_CREATE|os.O_WRONLY, fileutil.PrivateFileMode); err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
diff --git a/wal/repair.go b/wal/repair.go
index 0a920e2d8..ffb141616 100644
--- a/wal/repair.go
+++ b/wal/repair.go
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ package wal
 import (
 	"io"
 	"os"
-	"path"
+	"path/filepath"
 
 	"github.com/coreos/etcd/pkg/fileutil"
 	"github.com/coreos/etcd/wal/walpb"
@@ -94,6 +94,6 @@ func openLast(dirpath string) (*fileutil.LockedFile, error) {
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
-	last := path.Join(dirpath, names[len(names)-1])
+	last := filepath.Join(dirpath, names[len(names)-1])
 	return fileutil.LockFile(last, os.O_RDWR, fileutil.PrivateFileMode)
 }
diff --git a/wal/wal.go b/wal/wal.go
index 80511b3e9..943427eab 100644
--- a/wal/wal.go
+++ b/wal/wal.go
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ import (
 	"hash/crc32"
 	"io"
 	"os"
-	"path"
+	"path/filepath"
 	"sync"
 	"time"
 
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ func Create(dirpath string, metadata []byte) (*WAL, error) {
 	}
 
 	// keep temporary wal directory so WAL initialization appears atomic
-	tmpdirpath := path.Clean(dirpath) + ".tmp"
+	tmpdirpath := filepath.Clean(dirpath) + ".tmp"
 	if fileutil.Exist(tmpdirpath) {
 		if err := os.RemoveAll(tmpdirpath); err != nil {
 			return nil, err
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ func Create(dirpath string, metadata []byte) (*WAL, error) {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
-	p := path.Join(tmpdirpath, walName(0, 0))
+	p := filepath.Join(tmpdirpath, walName(0, 0))
 	f, err := fileutil.LockFile(p, os.O_WRONLY|os.O_CREATE, fileutil.PrivateFileMode)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ func Create(dirpath string, metadata []byte) (*WAL, error) {
 	}
 
 	// directory was renamed; sync parent dir to persist rename
-	pdir, perr := fileutil.OpenDir(path.Dir(w.dir))
+	pdir, perr := fileutil.OpenDir(filepath.Dir(w.dir))
 	if perr != nil {
 		return nil, perr
 	}
@@ -196,7 +196,7 @@ func openAtIndex(dirpath string, snap walpb.Snapshot, write bool) (*WAL, error)
 	rs := make([]io.Reader, 0)
 	ls := make([]*fileutil.LockedFile, 0)
 	for _, name := range names[nameIndex:] {
-		p := path.Join(dirpath, name)
+		p := filepath.Join(dirpath, name)
 		if write {
 			l, err := fileutil.TryLockFile(p, os.O_RDWR, fileutil.PrivateFileMode)
 			if err != nil {
@@ -232,7 +232,7 @@ func openAtIndex(dirpath string, snap walpb.Snapshot, write bool) (*WAL, error)
 		// write reuses the file descriptors from read; don't close so
 		// WAL can append without dropping the file lock
 		w.readClose = nil
-		if _, _, err := parseWalName(path.Base(w.tail().Name())); err != nil {
+		if _, _, err := parseWalName(filepath.Base(w.tail().Name())); err != nil {
 			closer()
 			return nil, err
 		}
@@ -372,7 +372,7 @@ func (w *WAL) cut() error {
 		return err
 	}
 
-	fpath := path.Join(w.dir, walName(w.seq()+1, w.enti+1))
+	fpath := filepath.Join(w.dir, walName(w.seq()+1, w.enti+1))
 
 	// create a temp wal file with name sequence + 1, or truncate the existing one
 	newTail, err := w.fp.Open()
@@ -464,7 +464,7 @@ func (w *WAL) ReleaseLockTo(index uint64) error {
 	found := false
 
 	for i, l := range w.locks {
-		_, lockIndex, err := parseWalName(path.Base(l.Name()))
+		_, lockIndex, err := parseWalName(filepath.Base(l.Name()))
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
@@ -611,7 +611,7 @@ func (w *WAL) seq() uint64 {
 	if t == nil {
 		return 0
 	}
-	seq, _, err := parseWalName(path.Base(t.Name()))
+	seq, _, err := parseWalName(filepath.Base(t.Name()))
 	if err != nil {
 		plog.Fatalf("bad wal name %s (%v)", t.Name(), err)
 	}
diff --git a/wal/wal_test.go b/wal/wal_test.go
index 1be7ef1e9..c3574abee 100644
--- a/wal/wal_test.go
+++ b/wal/wal_test.go
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ import (
 	"io"
 	"io/ioutil"
 	"os"
-	"path"
+	"path/filepath"
 	"reflect"
 	"testing"
 
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ func TestNew(t *testing.T) {
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("err = %v, want nil", err)
 	}
-	if g := path.Base(w.tail().Name()); g != walName(0, 0) {
+	if g := filepath.Base(w.tail().Name()); g != walName(0, 0) {
 		t.Errorf("name = %+v, want %+v", g, walName(0, 0))
 	}
 	defer w.Close()
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ func TestNew(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
 	gd := make([]byte, off)
-	f, err := os.Open(path.Join(p, path.Base(w.tail().Name())))
+	f, err := os.Open(filepath.Join(p, filepath.Base(w.tail().Name())))
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ func TestNewForInitedDir(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 	defer os.RemoveAll(p)
 
-	os.Create(path.Join(p, walName(0, 0)))
+	os.Create(filepath.Join(p, walName(0, 0)))
 	if _, err = Create(p, nil); err == nil || err != os.ErrExist {
 		t.Errorf("err = %v, want %v", err, os.ErrExist)
 	}
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ func TestOpenAtIndex(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 	defer os.RemoveAll(dir)
 
-	f, err := os.Create(path.Join(dir, walName(0, 0)))
+	f, err := os.Create(filepath.Join(dir, walName(0, 0)))
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ func TestOpenAtIndex(t *testing.T) {
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("err = %v, want nil", err)
 	}
-	if g := path.Base(w.tail().Name()); g != walName(0, 0) {
+	if g := filepath.Base(w.tail().Name()); g != walName(0, 0) {
 		t.Errorf("name = %+v, want %+v", g, walName(0, 0))
 	}
 	if w.seq() != 0 {
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ func TestOpenAtIndex(t *testing.T) {
 	w.Close()
 
 	wname := walName(2, 10)
-	f, err = os.Create(path.Join(dir, wname))
+	f, err = os.Create(filepath.Join(dir, wname))
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ func TestOpenAtIndex(t *testing.T) {
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("err = %v, want nil", err)
 	}
-	if g := path.Base(w.tail().Name()); g != wname {
+	if g := filepath.Base(w.tail().Name()); g != wname {
 		t.Errorf("name = %+v, want %+v", g, wname)
 	}
 	if w.seq() != 2 {
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ func TestCut(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
 	wname := walName(1, 1)
-	if g := path.Base(w.tail().Name()); g != wname {
+	if g := filepath.Base(w.tail().Name()); g != wname {
 		t.Errorf("name = %s, want %s", g, wname)
 	}
 
@@ -188,14 +188,14 @@ func TestCut(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
 	wname = walName(2, 2)
-	if g := path.Base(w.tail().Name()); g != wname {
+	if g := filepath.Base(w.tail().Name()); g != wname {
 		t.Errorf("name = %s, want %s", g, wname)
 	}
 
 	// check the state in the last WAL
 	// We do check before closing the WAL to ensure that Cut syncs the data
 	// into the disk.
-	f, err := os.Open(path.Join(p, wname))
+	f, err := os.Open(filepath.Join(p, wname))
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
@@ -254,7 +254,7 @@ func TestSaveWithCut(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 	defer neww.Close()
 	wname := walName(1, index)
-	if g := path.Base(neww.tail().Name()); g != wname {
+	if g := filepath.Base(neww.tail().Name()); g != wname {
 		t.Errorf("name = %s, want %s", g, wname)
 	}
 
@@ -416,7 +416,7 @@ func TestRecoverAfterCut(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 	md.Close()
 
-	if err := os.Remove(path.Join(p, walName(4, 4))); err != nil {
+	if err := os.Remove(filepath.Join(p, walName(4, 4))); err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
 
@@ -574,7 +574,7 @@ func TestReleaseLockTo(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 	for i, l := range w.locks {
 		var lockIndex uint64
-		_, lockIndex, err = parseWalName(path.Base(l.Name()))
+		_, lockIndex, err = parseWalName(filepath.Base(l.Name()))
 		if err != nil {
 			t.Fatal(err)
 		}
@@ -592,7 +592,7 @@ func TestReleaseLockTo(t *testing.T) {
 	if len(w.locks) != 1 {
 		t.Errorf("len(w.locks) = %d, want %d", len(w.locks), 1)
 	}
-	_, lockIndex, err := parseWalName(path.Base(w.locks[0].Name()))
+	_, lockIndex, err := parseWalName(filepath.Base(w.locks[0].Name()))
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
@@ -677,11 +677,11 @@ func TestRestartCreateWal(t *testing.T) {
 	defer os.RemoveAll(p)
 
 	// make temporary directory so it looks like initialization is interrupted
-	tmpdir := path.Clean(p) + ".tmp"
+	tmpdir := filepath.Clean(p) + ".tmp"
 	if err = os.Mkdir(tmpdir, fileutil.PrivateDirMode); err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
-	if _, err = os.OpenFile(path.Join(tmpdir, "test"), os.O_WRONLY|os.O_CREATE, fileutil.PrivateFileMode); err != nil {
+	if _, err = os.OpenFile(filepath.Join(tmpdir, "test"), os.O_WRONLY|os.O_CREATE, fileutil.PrivateFileMode); err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
 
@@ -737,7 +737,7 @@ func TestOpenOnTornWrite(t *testing.T) {
 		}
 	}
 
-	fn := path.Join(p, path.Base(w.tail().Name()))
+	fn := filepath.Join(p, filepath.Base(w.tail().Name()))
 	w.Close()
 
 	// clobber some entry with 0's to simulate a torn write