diff --git a/internal/manager/config/config.go b/internal/manager/config/config.go
index d3cb5adb..23fdd1e7 100644
--- a/internal/manager/config/config.go
+++ b/internal/manager/config/config.go
@@ -291,7 +291,7 @@ func (c *Conf) addImplicitVariables() {
 			{
 				Audience: VariableAudienceAll,
 				Platform: VariablePlatformAll,
-				Value:    crosspath.ToSlash(c.EffectiveStoragePath()),
+				Value:    c.EffectiveStoragePath(),
 			},
 		},
 	}