diff --git a/java-checks/src/main/java/org/sonar/java/checks/MismatchPackageDirectoryCheck.java b/java-checks/src/main/java/org/sonar/java/checks/MismatchPackageDirectoryCheck.java
index ced5386935a..76723fca6cf 100644
--- a/java-checks/src/main/java/org/sonar/java/checks/MismatchPackageDirectoryCheck.java
+++ b/java-checks/src/main/java/org/sonar/java/checks/MismatchPackageDirectoryCheck.java
@@ -48,8 +48,8 @@ public void visitCompilationUnit(CompilationUnitTree tree) {
       if (!dir.endsWith(packageName)) {
         String dirWithoutDots = dir.replace(".", File.separator);
         int srcIndex = dir.indexOf("src");
-        String truncatedPath = "/" + dir.substring(srcIndex == -1 ? 0 : srcIndex);
-        String issueMessage = MessageFormat.format(MESSAGE, truncatedPath, packageName);
+        String truncatedPath = dir.substring(srcIndex == -1 ? 0 : srcIndex);
+        String issueMessage = MessageFormat.format(MESSAGE, truncatedPath, packageName.replace(File.separator, "."));
 
         if (dirWithoutDots.endsWith(packageName)) {
           context.reportIssue(this, packageDeclaration.packageName(), issueMessage + "(Do not use dots in directory names).");
diff --git a/java-checks/src/test/files/checks/mismatchPackage/Mismatch.java b/java-checks/src/test/files/checks/mismatchPackage/Mismatch.java
index 3d9bd91cc28..bf009e118ab 100644
--- a/java-checks/src/test/files/checks/mismatchPackage/Mismatch.java
+++ b/java-checks/src/test/files/checks/mismatchPackage/Mismatch.java
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-package org.foo.mismatchPackage; // Noncompliant {{File path "/src/test/files/checks/mismatchPackage" should match package name "org/foo/mismatchPackage". Move file or change package name.}}
+package org.foo.mismatchPackage; // Noncompliant
 //      ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
 
 class Mismatch {}