diff --git a/conversions/tde-l10n/tde-l10n_split_desktop b/conversions/tde-l10n/tde-l10n_split_desktop
index 5154d5d..aaba8f4 100755
--- a/conversions/tde-l10n/tde-l10n_split_desktop
+++ b/conversions/tde-l10n/tde-l10n_split_desktop
@@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ while read L; do
   printf "%s\n" "${DO#|}" | tr "|" "\n" |
   while read D; do
     sed -n "s|^\[\(.*\)\]$|\1|p" "$D" | \
+    sed -e 's|/|\\\\/|g' | \
     while read S; do
       # process variables
       sed -n "/^\[$S\]/,/^\[/s|^\([^#\[][^\[]*\)\[$L\][ ]*=.*|\1|p" "$D" | \