diff --git a/bin/windows/kafka-run-class.bat b/bin/windows/kafka-run-class.bat
index 1dfd9a5abfe..a21171b65d2 100755
--- a/bin/windows/kafka-run-class.bat
+++ b/bin/windows/kafka-run-class.bat
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ IF ["%JMX_PORT%"] NEQ [""] (
 
 rem Log directory to use
 IF ["%LOG_DIR%"] EQU [""] (
-    set LOG_DIR="%BASE_DIR~%/logs"
+    set LOG_DIR="%BASE_DIR%/logs"
 )
 
 rem Log4j settings