diff --git a/Extension/src/LanguageServer/client.ts b/Extension/src/LanguageServer/client.ts
index ffdf0ae79..19ac3ab80 100644
--- a/Extension/src/LanguageServer/client.ts
+++ b/Extension/src/LanguageServer/client.ts
@@ -1135,10 +1135,9 @@ export class DefaultClient implements Client {
                     return ui.ShowConfigureIntelliSenseButton(false, this, ConfigurationType.CompileCommands, showButtonSender);
                 } else {
                     action = "select compiler";
-                    const newCompiler: string = util.isCl(paths[index]) ? "cl.exe" : paths[index];
-
+                    let newCompiler: string = util.isCl(paths[index]) ? "cl.exe" : paths[index];
+                    newCompiler = newCompiler.replace(/[\\/]/g, preferredPathSeparator);
                     settings.defaultCompilerPath = newCompiler;
-                    settings.defaultCompilerPath = settings.defaultCompilerPath.replace(/[\\/]/g, preferredPathSeparator);
                     await this.configuration.updateCompilerPathIfSet(newCompiler);
                     void SessionState.trustedCompilerFound.set(true);
                 }