diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index ee44029bdb..d0e5616ebb 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -20,6 +20,10 @@ set(ZIG_LIBC_INCLUDE_DIR "/usr/include" CACHE STRING "Default native target libc
 set(ZIG_DYNAMIC_LINKER "" CACHE STRING "Override dynamic linker for native target")
 set(ZIG_EACH_LIB_RPATH off CACHE BOOL "Add each dynamic library to rpath for native target")
 
+string(REGEX REPLACE "\\\\" "\\\\\\\\" ZIG_LIBC_LIB_DIR_ESCAPED ${ZIG_LIBC_LIB_DIR}) 
+string(REGEX REPLACE "\\\\" "\\\\\\\\" ZIG_LIBC_STATIC_LIB_DIR_ESCAPED ${ZIG_LIBC_STATIC_LIB_DIR}) 
+string(REGEX REPLACE "\\\\" "\\\\\\\\" ZIG_LIBC_INCLUDE_DIR_ESCAPED ${ZIG_LIBC_INCLUDE_DIR}) 
+
 option(ZIG_TEST_COVERAGE "Build Zig with test coverage instrumentation" OFF)
 
 # To see what patches have been applied to LLD in this repository:
diff --git a/src/config.h.in b/src/config.h.in
index 7fec876dc0..6aa3312d7f 100644
--- a/src/config.h.in
+++ b/src/config.h.in
@@ -15,9 +15,9 @@
 
 #define ZIG_HEADERS_DIR "@CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX@/@C_HEADERS_DEST@"
 #define ZIG_STD_DIR "@CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX@/@ZIG_STD_DEST@"
-#define ZIG_LIBC_INCLUDE_DIR "@ZIG_LIBC_INCLUDE_DIR@"
-#define ZIG_LIBC_LIB_DIR "@ZIG_LIBC_LIB_DIR@"
-#define ZIG_LIBC_STATIC_LIB_DIR "@ZIG_LIBC_STATIC_LIB_DIR@"
+#define ZIG_LIBC_INCLUDE_DIR "@ZIG_LIBC_INCLUDE_DIR_ESCAPED@"
+#define ZIG_LIBC_LIB_DIR "@ZIG_LIBC_LIB_DIR_ESCAPED@"
+#define ZIG_LIBC_STATIC_LIB_DIR "@ZIG_LIBC_STATIC_LIB_DIR_ESCAPED@"
 #define ZIG_DYNAMIC_LINKER "@ZIG_DYNAMIC_LINKER@"
 
 #cmakedefine ZIG_EACH_LIB_RPATH