2 files changed, 4 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/std/path/utils.ts b/std/path/utils.ts
index 9911f5347..cb1c14c16 100644
--- a/std/path/utils.ts
+++ b/std/path/utils.ts
@@ -46,13 +46,13 @@ export function normalizeString(
   let lastSegmentLength = 0;
   let lastSlash = -1;
   let dots = 0;
-  let code: number;
+  let code: number | undefined;
   for (let i = 0, len = path.length; i <= len; ++i) {
     if (i < len) code = path.charCodeAt(i);
-    else if (isPathSeparator(code)) break;
+    else if (isPathSeparator(code!)) break;
     else code = CHAR_FORWARD_SLASH;
 
-    if (isPathSeparator(code)) {
+    if (isPathSeparator(code!)) {
       if (lastSlash === i - 1 || dots === 1) {
         // NOOP
       } else if (lastSlash !== i - 1 && dots === 2) {
diff --git a/std/path/win32.ts b/std/path/win32.ts
index 11518ee7c..2f28d22c1 100644
--- a/std/path/win32.ts
+++ b/std/path/win32.ts
@@ -303,7 +303,7 @@ export function join(...paths: string[]): string {
   if (pathsCount === 0) return ".";
 
   let joined: string | undefined;
-  let firstPart: string;
+  let firstPart: string | null = null;
   for (let i = 0; i < pathsCount; ++i) {
     const path = paths[i];
     assertPath(path);