diff --git a/main/src/main/java/org/apache/karaf/main/ConfigProperties.java b/main/src/main/java/org/apache/karaf/main/ConfigProperties.java
index c830dae..d227af9 100644
--- a/main/src/main/java/org/apache/karaf/main/ConfigProperties.java
+++ b/main/src/main/java/org/apache/karaf/main/ConfigProperties.java
@@ -189,4 +189,4 @@
-        System.setProperty(PROP_KARAF_HOME, karafHome.getPath());
-        System.setProperty(PROP_KARAF_BASE, karafBase.getPath());
-        System.setProperty(PROP_KARAF_DATA, karafData.getPath());
-        System.setProperty(PROP_KARAF_INSTANCES, karafInstances.getPath());
+        System.setProperty(PROP_KARAF_HOME, karafHome.getPath().replace("\\", "/"));
+        System.setProperty(PROP_KARAF_BASE, karafBase.getPath().replace("\\", "/"));
+        System.setProperty(PROP_KARAF_DATA, karafData.getPath().replace("\\", "/"));
+        System.setProperty(PROP_KARAF_INSTANCES, karafInstances.getPath().replace("\\", "/"));