diff --git a/tools/windows/windows_install_prerequisites.sh b/tools/windows/windows_install_prerequisites.sh
index 5d00b2d909..6a23663169 100644
--- a/tools/windows/windows_install_prerequisites.sh
+++ b/tools/windows/windows_install_prerequisites.sh
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ rm ~/${TOOLCHAIN_ZIP}
 cat > /etc/profile.d/esp32_toolchain.sh << EOF
 # This file was created by ESP-IDF windows_install_prerequisites.sh
 # and will be overwritten if that script is run again.
-export PATH="\/opt/xtensa-esp32-elf/bin:$PATH"
+export PATH="/opt/xtensa-esp32-elf/bin:\$PATH"
 EOF
 
 # clean up pacman package cache to save some disk space