diff --git a/bootstrap.bat b/bootstrap.bat
index c1f6819a..71ca9721 100644
--- a/bootstrap.bat
+++ b/bootstrap.bat
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ if ERRORLEVEL 1 goto Failed
 
 echo - Creating src\gmk-default.h
 echo static const char *const GUILE_module_defn = ^" \ > src\gmk-default.h
-sed -e "s/;.*//" -e "/^[ \t]*$/d" -e "s/\"/\\\\\"/g" -e "s/$/ \\\/" src\gmk-default.scm >> src\gmk-default.h
+sed -e "s/;.*//" -e "/^[ \t]*$/d" -e "s/\"/\\\\\"/g" -e "s/$/ \\/" src\gmk-default.scm >> src\gmk-default.h
 if ERRORLEVEL 1 goto Failed
 echo ^";>> src\gmk-default.h