diff --git a/src/fosslight_source/cli.py b/src/fosslight_source/cli.py
index 909779c..e18254c 100755
--- a/src/fosslight_source/cli.py
+++ b/src/fosslight_source/cli.py
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 import platform
 import warnings
 import logging
+import fnmatch
 from datetime import datetime
 import fosslight_util.constant as constant
 from fosslight_util.set_log import init_log
@@ -285,14 +286,15 @@ def merge_results(scancode_result: list = [], scanoss_result: list = [], spdx_do
     for i in range(len(scancode_result) - 1, -1, -1):
         item = scancode_result[i]
         item_path = item.source_name_or_path
+        
+        # normalize for windows
+        normalized_patterns = [os.path.normpath(pattern).replace("\\", "/") for pattern in path_to_exclude]
 
-        if not any(
-            item_path == excluded or item_path.startswith(f"{excluded}{os.sep}")
-            for excluded in path_to_exclude
-        ):
-            item.set_oss_item()
-        else:
+        # remove from the scanned list if path is matched with exclude patterns
+        if any(fnmatch.fnmatch(item_path.replace("\\", "/"), pattern) for pattern in normalized_patterns):
             del scancode_result[i]
+        else:
+            item.set_oss_item()
 
     return scancode_result
 
@@ -345,7 +347,7 @@ def run_scanners(
             success, result_log[RESULT_KEY], scancode_result, license_list = run_scan(path_to_scan, output_file_name,
                                                                                       write_json_file, num_cores, True,
                                                                                       print_matched_text, formats, called_by_cli,
-                                                                                      time_out, correct_mode, correct_filepath)
+                                                                                      time_out, correct_mode, correct_filepath, path_to_exclude)
         if selected_scanner == 'scanoss' or selected_scanner == 'all' or selected_scanner == '':
             scanoss_result = run_scanoss_py(path_to_scan, output_file_name, formats, True, write_json_file, num_cores,
                                             path_to_exclude)