diff --git a/jira/src/main/org/apache/maven/jira/JiraDownloader.java b/jira/src/main/org/apache/maven/jira/JiraDownloader.java
index ac86bedf..6c998cd6 100644
--- a/jira/src/main/org/apache/maven/jira/JiraDownloader.java
+++ b/jira/src/main/org/apache/maven/jira/JiraDownloader.java
@@ -361,7 +361,7 @@ public final class JiraDownloader
                 fullURL += ( "&tempMax=" + nbEntriesMax
                 + "&reset=true&decorator=none" );
 
-                String outFile = output.getAbsolutePath();
+                String outFile = output.getAbsolutePath().replace('\\','/');
                 int endIndex = outFile.lastIndexOf( '/' );
 
                 outFile =