diff --git a/elem.c b/elem.c
index 8266472e..30f90538 100644
--- a/elem.c
+++ b/elem.c
@@ -268,7 +268,7 @@ struct snapraid_disk* disk_alloc(const char* name, const char* dir)
 
 	disk = malloc_nofail(sizeof(struct snapraid_disk));
 	pathcpy(disk->name, sizeof(disk->name), name);
-	pathcpy(disk->dir, sizeof(disk->dir), dir);
+	pathimport(disk->dir, sizeof(disk->dir), dir);
 
 	/* ensure that the dir terminate with "/" if it isn't empty */
 	pathslash(disk->dir, sizeof(disk->dir));
diff --git a/util.c b/util.c
index eafb0bf8..83bbf427 100644
--- a/util.c
+++ b/util.c
@@ -178,6 +178,23 @@ void pathcpy(char* str, size_t size, const char* src)
 	memcpy(str, src, len + 1);
 }
 
+void pathimport(char* str, size_t size, const char* src)
+{
+#ifdef _WIN32
+	size_t len;
+#endif
+
+	pathcpy(str, size, src);
+
+#ifdef _WIN32
+	/* convert last \ to / */
+	len = strlen(str);
+	if (len && str[len-1] == '\\') {
+		str[len-1] = '/';
+	}
+#endif
+}
+
 void pathprint(char* str, size_t size, const char* format, ...)
 {
 	size_t len;
diff --git a/util.h b/util.h
index 71230fe6..0b74af28 100644
--- a/util.h
+++ b/util.h
@@ -82,6 +82,13 @@ char* strdechex(void* void_data, unsigned data_len, char* str);
  */
 void pathcpy(char* str, size_t size, const char* src);
 
+/**
+ * Imports a path limiting the size.
+ * In Windows, the last slash, if present, is converted to the C standard.
+ * Aborts if too long.
+ */
+void pathimport(char* str, size_t size, const char* src);
+
 /**
  * Prints a path.
  * Aborts if too long.