diff --git a/conf/config_file.c b/conf/config_file.c
index 304cf27917..840016fd44 100644
--- a/conf/config_file.c
+++ b/conf/config_file.c
@@ -590,7 +590,7 @@ bool config_get_path(config_file_t *conf, const char *key, char *buf, size_t siz
          }
          else if ((*value == ':') &&
 #ifdef _WIN32
-               ((value[1] == '/') || (value[1] == '\\'))
+               ((value[1] == '/') || (value[1] == '\\')))
 #else
                (value[1] == '/'))
 #endif