diff --git a/src/lib/compiler.cpp b/src/lib/compiler.cpp
index f5e2e38..648bf22 100644
--- a/src/lib/compiler.cpp
+++ b/src/lib/compiler.cpp
@@ -1350,9 +1350,10 @@ void compiler_untrack_known_unit(Request* context, String file_name)
 	});
 }
 
-bool compiler_unit_needs_recompile(Request* context, String file_name, bool* source_missing, bool allow_recent_source_stat)
+bool compiler_unit_needs_recompile(Request* context, String file_name, bool* source_missing, bool allow_recent_source_stat, bool path_is_normalized)
 {
-	file_name = compiler_normalize_unit_path(context, file_name);
+	if(!path_is_normalized)
+		file_name = compiler_normalize_unit_path(context, file_name);
 	SharedUnit su;
 	setup_unit_paths(context, &su, file_name);
 	auto state = inspect_shared_unit_filesystem(context, &su, allow_recent_source_stat);