diff --git a/compiler/src/main/java/org/robovm/compiler/util/ToolchainUtil.java b/compiler/src/main/java/org/robovm/compiler/util/ToolchainUtil.java
index b9e2c4a09..7a1ce523c 100644
--- a/compiler/src/main/java/org/robovm/compiler/util/ToolchainUtil.java
+++ b/compiler/src/main/java/org/robovm/compiler/util/ToolchainUtil.java
@@ -135,7 +135,10 @@ public static void link(Config config, List<String> args, List<File> objectFiles
                 objectsOut = new BufferedOutputStream(new FileOutputStream(objectsFile));
                 for (File f : objectFiles) {
                     objectsOut.write('"');
-                    objectsOut.write(f.getAbsolutePath().getBytes());
+                    String path = f.getAbsolutePath();
+                    if( config.getOs() == OS.windows)
+                        path = path.replace("\\", "\\\\");
+                    objectsOut.write(path.getBytes());
                     objectsOut.write('"');
                     objectsOut.write('\n');
                 }