diff --git a/src/output.rs b/src/output.rs
index 88664f2..a32c4d3 100644
--- a/src/output.rs
+++ b/src/output.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-use internal::{FdOptions, PathDisplay, ROOT_DIR};
+use internal::{FdOptions, PathDisplay};
 use lscolors::LsColors;
 
 use std::{fs, process};
@@ -11,10 +11,18 @@ use std::os::unix::fs::PermissionsExt;
 use ansi_term;
 
 pub fn print_entry(base: &Path, entry: &PathBuf, config: &FdOptions) {
-    let r = if let Some(ref ls_colors) = config.ls_colors {
-        print_entry_colorized(base, entry, config, ls_colors)
+    let path_full = base.join(entry);
+
+    let path_to_print = if config.path_display == PathDisplay::Absolute {
+        &path_full
     } else {
-        print_entry_uncolorized(entry, config)
+        entry
+    };
+
+    let r = if let Some(ref ls_colors) = config.ls_colors {
+        print_entry_colorized(base, path_to_print, config, ls_colors)
+    } else {
+        print_entry_uncolorized(path_to_print, config)
     };
 
     if r.is_err() {
@@ -25,73 +33,39 @@ pub fn print_entry(base: &Path, entry: &PathBuf, config: &FdOptions) {
 
 fn print_entry_colorized(
     base: &Path,
-    entry: &PathBuf,
+    path: &Path,
     config: &FdOptions,
     ls_colors: &LsColors,
 ) -> io::Result<()> {
     let default_style = ansi_term::Style::default();
 
-    let mut component_path = base.to_path_buf();
-
     let stdout = io::stdout();
     let mut handle = stdout.lock();
 
-    let path_full = base.join(entry);
+    // Separator to use before the current component.
+    let mut separator = String::new();
 
-    if config.path_display == PathDisplay::Absolute {
-        write!(handle, "{}", ls_colors.directory.paint(ROOT_DIR))?;
-    }
+    // Full path to the current component.
+    let mut component_path = base.to_path_buf();
 
     // Traverse the path and colorize each component
-    for component in entry.components() {
+    for component in path.components() {
         let comp_str = component.as_os_str().to_string_lossy();
-
         component_path.push(Path::new(comp_str.deref()));
 
-        if let Component::RootDir = component {
-            // Printing the root dir would result in too many path separators on Windows.
-            // Note that a root dir component won't occur on Unix, because `entry` is never an
-            // absolute path in that case.
-            continue;
-        }
+        let style = get_path_style(&component_path, ls_colors).unwrap_or(&default_style);
 
-        let metadata = component_path.metadata();
-        let is_directory = metadata.as_ref().map(|md| md.is_dir()).unwrap_or(false);
+        write!(handle, "{}{}", separator, style.paint(comp_str))?;
 
-        let style = if component_path
-            .symlink_metadata()
-            .map(|md| md.file_type().is_symlink())
-            .unwrap_or(false)
-        {
-            &ls_colors.symlink
-        } else if is_directory {
-            &ls_colors.directory
-        } else if metadata.map(|md| is_executable(&md)).unwrap_or(false) {
-            &ls_colors.executable
-        } else {
-            // Look up file name
-            let o_style = component_path
-                .file_name()
-                .and_then(|n| n.to_str())
-                .and_then(|n| ls_colors.filenames.get(n));
-
-            match o_style {
-                        Some(s) => s,
-                        None =>
-                            // Look up file extension
-                            component_path.extension()
-                                          .and_then(|e| e.to_str())
-                                          .and_then(|e| ls_colors.extensions.get(e))
-                                          .unwrap_or(&default_style)
-                    }
+        // Determine separator to print before next component.
+        separator = match component {
+            // Prefix needs no separator, as it is always followed by RootDir.
+            Component::Prefix(_) => String::new(),
+            // RootDir is already a separator.
+            Component::RootDir => String::new(),
+            // Everything else uses a separator that is painted the same way as the component.
+            _ => style.paint(path::MAIN_SEPARATOR.to_string()).to_string(),
         };
-
-        write!(handle, "{}", style.paint(comp_str))?;
-
-        if is_directory && component_path != path_full {
-            let sep = path::MAIN_SEPARATOR.to_string();
-            write!(handle, "{}", style.paint(sep))?;
-        }
     }
 
     if config.null_separator {
@@ -101,17 +75,42 @@ fn print_entry_colorized(
     }
 }
 
-fn print_entry_uncolorized(entry: &PathBuf, config: &FdOptions) -> io::Result<()> {
-    // Uncolorized output
-    let prefix = if config.path_display == PathDisplay::Absolute {
-        ROOT_DIR
-    } else {
-        ""
-    };
+fn print_entry_uncolorized(path: &Path, config: &FdOptions) -> io::Result<()> {
     let separator = if config.null_separator { "\0" } else { "\n" };
 
-    let path_str = entry.to_string_lossy();
-    write!(&mut io::stdout(), "{}{}{}", prefix, path_str, separator)
+    let path_str = path.to_string_lossy();
+    write!(&mut io::stdout(), "{}{}", path_str, separator)
+}
+
+fn get_path_style<'a>(path: &Path, ls_colors: &'a LsColors) -> Option<&'a ansi_term::Style> {
+    if path.symlink_metadata()
+        .map(|md| md.file_type().is_symlink())
+        .unwrap_or(false)
+    {
+        return Some(&ls_colors.symlink);
+    }
+
+    let metadata = path.metadata();
+
+    if metadata.as_ref().map(|md| md.is_dir()).unwrap_or(false) {
+        Some(&ls_colors.directory)
+    } else if metadata.map(|md| is_executable(&md)).unwrap_or(false) {
+        Some(&ls_colors.executable)
+    } else if let Some(filename_style) =
+        path.file_name().and_then(|n| n.to_str()).and_then(|n| {
+            ls_colors.filenames.get(n)
+        })
+    {
+        Some(filename_style)
+    } else if let Some(extension_style) =
+        path.extension().and_then(|e| e.to_str()).and_then(|e| {
+            ls_colors.extensions.get(e)
+        })
+    {
+        Some(extension_style)
+    } else {
+        None
+    }
 }
 
 #[cfg(unix)]