diff --git a/log.c b/log.c
index 619334a1023..0fb906aba66 100644
--- a/log.c
+++ b/log.c
@@ -70,7 +70,10 @@ static size_t nlog_verbose;
 extern char *__progname;
 
 #ifdef WINDOWS
-#define LOG_SYSLOG_VIS	(VIS_CSTYLE|VIS_NL|VIS_TAB|VIS_OCTAL|VIS_LOG_UTF16)
+/* We need NOSLASH on windows to avoid double escaping slashes when having them
+ * in logs on purpose, such as when using the slog patches from hyperscale
+ */
+#define LOG_SYSLOG_VIS	(VIS_CSTYLE|VIS_NL|VIS_TAB|VIS_OCTAL|VIS_LOG_UTF16|VIS_NOSLASH)
 #else
 #define LOG_SYSLOG_VIS	(VIS_CSTYLE|VIS_NL|VIS_TAB|VIS_OCTAL)
 #endif