diff --git a/artiq/devices/lda/driver.py b/artiq/devices/lda/driver.py
index c3da3ebb3..f53f31864 100644
--- a/artiq/devices/lda/driver.py
+++ b/artiq/devices/lda/driver.py
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ class Lda:
     or by installing the libhidapi-libusb0 binary package on Debian-like OS.
 
     On Windows you should put hidapi.dll shared library in the
-    artiq\/devices\/lda folder.
+    artiq\\\\devices\\\\lda folder.
 
     """
     _vendor_id = 0x041f