diff --git a/src/parser.cpp b/src/parser.cpp
index 277a405b7..fe864a6bc 100644
--- a/src/parser.cpp
+++ b/src/parser.cpp
@@ -6023,6 +6023,12 @@ gb_internal bool determine_path_from_string(BlockingMutex *file_mutex, Ast *node
 				has_windows_drive = true;
 			}
 		}
+
+		for (isize i = 0; i < original_string.len; i++) {
+			if (original_string.text[i] == '\\') {
+				original_string.text[i] = '/';
+			}
+		}
 	}
 #endif
 
diff --git a/tests/issues/run.bat b/tests/issues/run.bat
index 9106a339b..f17f646a6 100644
--- a/tests/issues/run.bat
+++ b/tests/issues/run.bat
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ set COMMON=-define:ODIN_TEST_FANCY=false -file -vet -strict-style -ignore-unused
 ..\..\..\odin test ..\test_issue_5699.odin %COMMON%  || exit /b
 ..\..\..\odin test ..\test_issue_6068.odin %COMMON%  || exit /b
 ..\..\..\odin test ..\test_issue_6101.odin %COMMON%  || exit /b
+..\..\..\odin test ..\test_issue_6165.odin %COMMON%  || exit /b
 
 @echo off
 
diff --git a/tests/issues/run.sh b/tests/issues/run.sh
index 58382c7ad..73d0d9587 100755
--- a/tests/issues/run.sh
+++ b/tests/issues/run.sh
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ $ODIN build ../test_issue_5265.odin $COMMON
 $ODIN test ../test_issue_5699.odin $COMMON
 $ODIN test ../test_issue_6068.odin $COMMON
 $ODIN test ../test_issue_6101.odin $COMMON
-
+$ODIN test ../test_issue_6165.odin $COMMON
 set +x
 
 popd
diff --git a/tests/issues/test_issue_6165.odin b/tests/issues/test_issue_6165.odin
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b16995f0e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/issues/test_issue_6165.odin
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+// Tests issue #6165 https://github.com/odin-lang/Odin/issues/6165
+package test_issues
+
+import "core:testing"
+
+@(test)
+test_issue_6165 :: proc(t: ^testing.T) {
+	TXT :: #load(ODIN_ROOT + "LICENSE")
+
+	// We don't really care about the length. The test is whether this compiles, or
+	// if the compiler says it can't find the file we know to exist.
+	assert(len(TXT) > 0)
+}
\ No newline at end of file