diff --git a/Changelog.md b/Changelog.md
index 189444081..b82c3f00a 100644
--- a/Changelog.md
+++ b/Changelog.md
@@ -79,6 +79,7 @@ Compiler Features:
 Bugfixes:
  * Tests: Fix chain parameters to make ipc tests work with newer versions of cpp-ethereum.
  * Code Generator: Fix allocation of byte arrays (zeroed out too much memory).
+ * Commandline Interface: Correctly handle paths with backslashes on windows.
  * Fix NatSpec json output for `@notice` and `@dev` tags on contract definitions.
  * References Resolver: Enforce ``storage`` as data location for mappings.
  * References Resolver: Report error instead of assertion fail when FunctionType has an undeclared type as parameter.
diff --git a/solc/CommandLineInterface.cpp b/solc/CommandLineInterface.cpp
index 55086e9f4..147937597 100644
--- a/solc/CommandLineInterface.cpp
+++ b/solc/CommandLineInterface.cpp
@@ -424,7 +424,7 @@ bool CommandLineInterface::readInputFilesAndConfigureRemappings()
 					continue;
 				}
 
-				m_sourceCodes[infile.string()] = dev::readFileAsString(infile.string());
+				m_sourceCodes[infile.generic_string()] = dev::readFileAsString(infile.string());
 				path = boost::filesystem::canonical(infile).string();
 			}
 			m_allowedDirectories.push_back(boost::filesystem::path(path).remove_filename());
@@ -709,7 +709,7 @@ bool CommandLineInterface::processInput()
 				return ReadCallback::Result{false, "Not a valid file."};
 
 			auto contents = dev::readFileAsString(canonicalPath.string());
-			m_sourceCodes[path.string()] = contents;
+			m_sourceCodes[path.generic_string()] = contents;
 			return ReadCallback::Result{true, contents};
 		}
 		catch (Exception const& _exception)