diff --git a/src/nvim/log.c b/src/nvim/log.c
index 08b6d0483e..5767da03af 100644
--- a/src/nvim/log.c
+++ b/src/nvim/log.c
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 # include <unistd.h>
 #endif
 
-#define USR_LOG_FILE "$HOME/.nvimlog"
+#define USR_LOG_FILE "$HOME" _PATHSEPSTR ".nvimlog"
 
 static uv_mutex_t mutex;