diff --git a/Source/Swig/include.c b/Source/Swig/include.c
index 746aae309..5a1edf381 100644
--- a/Source/Swig/include.c
+++ b/Source/Swig/include.c
@@ -176,6 +176,10 @@ Swig_open(const String_or_char *name) {
       Delete(spath);
   }
   if (f) {
+#if defined(_WIN32) /* Note not on Cygwin else filename is displayed with double '/' */
+    Replaceall(filename,"\\\\","\\"); /* remove double '\' in case any already present */
+    Replaceall(filename,"\\","\\\\");
+#endif
     Delete(lastpath);
     lastpath = Copy(filename);
   }