diff --git a/docs/cmdline-opts/config.d b/docs/cmdline-opts/config.d
index 1c46e41c13..5a0ad1f474 100644
--- a/docs/cmdline-opts/config.d
+++ b/docs/cmdline-opts/config.d
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ the following places in this order:
 
 5) Windows: use APPDATA if set
 
-6) Windows: use "USERPROFILE\Application Data" if set
+6) Windows: use "USERPROFILE\\Application Data" if set
 
 7) On windows, if there is no .curlrc file in the home dir, it checks for one
 in the same dir the curl executable is placed. On Unix-like systems, it will