diff --git a/dlls/shell32/classes.c b/dlls/shell32/classes.c
index 0e47f6f9fb4..f5e8c382951 100644
--- a/dlls/shell32/classes.c
+++ b/dlls/shell32/classes.c
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ BOOL HCR_MapTypeToValueA(LPCSTR szExtension, LPSTR szFileType, DWORD len, BOOL b
 
 BOOL HCR_GetExecuteCommandW( HKEY hkeyClass, LPCWSTR szClass, LPCWSTR szVerb, LPWSTR szDest, DWORD len )
 {
-        static const WCHAR swShell[] = {'\\','s','h','e','l','l','\\',0};
+        static const WCHAR swShell[] = {'s','h','e','l','l','\\',0};
         static const WCHAR swCommand[] = {'\\','c','o','m','m','a','n','d',0};
 	BOOL	ret = FALSE;