diff --git a/.github/workflows/linux_ci.yml b/.github/workflows/linux_ci.yml
index c6e65208933386..ba0dfb93af4447 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/linux_ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/linux_ci.yml
@@ -57,6 +57,8 @@ jobs:
       #   run: V_CI_CSTRICT=1 ./v -cstrict test-self
       - name: Build examples
         run: ./v -W build-examples
+      - name: Run the submodule example, using a relative path
+        run: ./v -W run examples/submodule
       - name: Build v tools
         run: ./v -W build-tools
       - name: Build v binaries
diff --git a/examples/submodule/mymodules/main_functions.v b/examples/submodule/mymodules/main_functions.v
index 0697d36d253c02..71f058050cb8cf 100644
--- a/examples/submodule/mymodules/main_functions.v
+++ b/examples/submodule/mymodules/main_functions.v
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-module mymodule
+module mymodules
 
 pub fn add_xy(x int, y int) int {
 	return x + y
diff --git a/vlib/v/util/module.v b/vlib/v/util/module.v
index bc676d5a74e342..b789a6f26af8c0 100644
--- a/vlib/v/util/module.v
+++ b/vlib/v/util/module.v
@@ -107,8 +107,9 @@ fn mod_path_to_full_name(pref_ &pref.Preferences, mod string, path string) !stri
 		}
 	}
 	mut in_vmod_path := false
+	parts := path.split(os.path_separator)
 	for vmod_folder in vmod_folders {
-		if path.contains(vmod_folder + os.path_separator) {
+		if vmod_folder in parts {
 			in_vmod_path = true
 			break
 		}