diff --git a/site/abstract_document.cpp b/site/abstract_document.cpp
index 5c37103d..f7d94884 100644
--- a/site/abstract_document.cpp
+++ b/site/abstract_document.cpp
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ load_enriched_text(Partition *part, char *directory, char *filename){
     char space[256];
     String fname = make_fixed_width_string(space);
     append_sc(&fname, directory);
-    append_sc(&fname, "\\");
+    append_sc(&fname, "/");
     append_sc(&fname, filename);
     terminate_with_null(&fname);
     
diff --git a/site/sitegen.cpp b/site/sitegen.cpp
index 48140018..d6b48b24 100644
--- a/site/sitegen.cpp
+++ b/site/sitegen.cpp
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ assert_files_are_equal(char *directory, char *filename1, char *filename2){
     char space[256];
     String name = make_fixed_width_string(space);
     append_sc(&name, directory);
-    append_sc(&name, "\\");
+    append_sc(&name, "/");
     append_sc(&name, filename1);
     terminate_with_null(&name);
                                      
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ assert_files_are_equal(char *directory, char *filename1, char *filename2){
                                      
     name.size = 0;
     append_sc(&name, directory);
-    append_sc(&name, "\\");
+    append_sc(&name, "/");
     append_sc(&name, filename2);
     terminate_with_null(&name);