diff --git a/hpath-filepath.cabal b/hpath-filepath.cabal
--- a/hpath-filepath.cabal
+++ b/hpath-filepath.cabal
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 name:                hpath-filepath
-version:             0.10.2
+version:             0.10.3
 synopsis:            ByteString based filepath manipulation
 description:         ByteString based filepath manipulation, similar to 'filepath' package. This is POSIX only.
 -- bug-reports:
diff --git a/src/System/Posix/FilePath.hs b/src/System/Posix/FilePath.hs
--- a/src/System/Posix/FilePath.hs
+++ b/src/System/Posix/FilePath.hs
@@ -486,6 +486,8 @@
 --
 -- >>> splitDirectories "/path/to/file.txt"
 -- ["/","path","to","file.txt"]
+-- >>> splitDirectories "path/to/file.txt"
+-- ["path","to","file.txt"]
 -- >>> splitDirectories ""
 -- []
 splitDirectories :: RawFilePath -> [RawFilePath]