diff --git a/docx-core/src/reader/read_zip.rs b/docx-core/src/reader/read_zip.rs
index 814e33b..f08769f 100644
--- a/docx-core/src/reader/read_zip.rs
+++ b/docx-core/src/reader/read_zip.rs
@@ -6,7 +6,9 @@ pub fn read_zip(
     archive: &mut zip::read::ZipArchive<Cursor<&[u8]>>,
     name: &str,
 ) -> Result<Vec<u8>, ReaderError> {
-    let mut p = name.to_owned();
+    let p = name.to_owned();
+    // Archives zipped on Windows keep '\' in paths, replace them to avoid zip error.
+    let mut p = str::replace(&p, "\\", "/");
     if p.starts_with('/') {
         p.remove(0);
     }