diff --git a/test/script/regression.py b/test/script/regression.py
index bf8068b4c5..e5c608d233 100644
--- a/test/script/regression.py
+++ b/test/script/regression.py
@@ -884,7 +884,7 @@ class TestConfiguration(object):
 
         linkFile = open(os.path.join(self.args.diff_files_output_folder, OUTPUT_DIR_LINK_FILE), "a")
         index = self.output_dir.find("\\")
-        linkStr = "file://"
+        linkStr = "file:\\"
         linkOutputDir =  self.output_dir[index+2:].replace("//", "/").replace("\\\\", "\\")
         if index == 0:
             linkStr = linkStr + linkOutputDir