diff --git a/common/source/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/common/filesystem/rsync/RsyncCopier.java b/common/source/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/common/filesystem/rsync/RsyncCopier.java
index 48736c452fbafbeaf169287b3312c8788a9041e9..d14278810961ae67f6a6ddd1e38102e9e8d6871c 100644
--- a/common/source/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/common/filesystem/rsync/RsyncCopier.java
+++ b/common/source/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/common/filesystem/rsync/RsyncCopier.java
@@ -614,8 +614,8 @@ public final class RsyncCopier implements IPathCopier, IDirectoryImmutableCopier
                 path += '/';
             }
             // We must not use the absolute path here because that is the business of the
-            // destination host.
-            return host + sep + path;
+            // target host.
+            return host + sep + path.replace('\\', '/');
         }
     }