diff --git a/src/Kiota.Builder/Extensions/StringExtensions.cs b/src/Kiota.Builder/Extensions/StringExtensions.cs
index 9707295a57..e87e31d923 100644
--- a/src/Kiota.Builder/Extensions/StringExtensions.cs
+++ b/src/Kiota.Builder/Extensions/StringExtensions.cs
@@ -266,6 +266,11 @@ private static string NormalizeSymbolsBeforeCleanup(string original)
             result = result.Replace("+", "_plus_", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase);
         }
 
+        if (result.Contains('\\', StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase))
+        {
+            result = result.Replace(@"\", "Slash", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase);
+        }
+
         return result;
     }
     /// <summary>