@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import (

 	"io"

 	"io/ioutil"

 	"os"

+	"path"

 	"path/filepath"

 	"runtime"

 	"time"

@@ -219,7 +220,11 @@ func (s *saveSession) save(outStream io.Writer) error {

 		}

 		for _, l := range imageDescr.layers {

-			layers = append(layers, filepath.Join(l, legacyLayerFileName))

+			// IMPORTANT: We use path, not filepath here to ensure the layers

+			// in the manifest use Unix-style forward-slashes. Otherwise, a

+			// Linux image saved from LCOW won't be able to be imported on

+			// LCOL.

+			layers = append(layers, path.Join(l, legacyLayerFileName))

 		}

 		manifest = append(manifest, manifestItem{