diff --git a/src/etc/checkstyle/checkstyle-frames.xsl b/src/etc/checkstyle/checkstyle-frames.xsl
index d381b554a..05d9fee81 100644
--- a/src/etc/checkstyle/checkstyle-frames.xsl
+++ b/src/etc/checkstyle/checkstyle-frames.xsl
@@ -224,13 +224,18 @@
     -->
     <xsl:template name="path">
         <xsl:param name="path"/>
-        <xsl:if test="contains($path,'/')">
+
+        <!-- Convert a windows path '\' to a unix path '/' for further processing. -->
+        <xsl:variable name="path2" select="translate($path,'\','/')"/>
+
+        
+        <xsl:if test="contains($path2,'/')">
             <xsl:text>../</xsl:text>
             <xsl:call-template name="path">
-                <xsl:with-param name="path"><xsl:value-of select="substring-after($path,'/')"/></xsl:with-param>
+                <xsl:with-param name="path"><xsl:value-of select="substring-after($path2,'/')"/></xsl:with-param>
             </xsl:call-template>
         </xsl:if>
-        <xsl:if test="not(contains($path,'/')) and not($path = '')">
+        <xsl:if test="not(contains($path2,'/')) and not($path2 = '')">
             <xsl:text>../</xsl:text>
         </xsl:if>
     </xsl:template>