diff --git a/apps/files_external/lib/Lib/Notify/SMBNotifyHandler.php b/apps/files_external/lib/Lib/Notify/SMBNotifyHandler.php
index 1570ba155735e..e8c89979e892a 100644
--- a/apps/files_external/lib/Lib/Notify/SMBNotifyHandler.php
+++ b/apps/files_external/lib/Lib/Notify/SMBNotifyHandler.php
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ class SMBNotifyHandler implements INotifyHandler {
 	 */
 	public function __construct(\Icewind\SMB\INotifyHandler $shareNotifyHandler, $root) {
 		$this->shareNotifyHandler = $shareNotifyHandler;
-		$this->root = $root;
+		$this->root = str_replace('\\', '/', $root);
 	}
 
 	private function relativePath($fullPath) {