diff --git a/src/io/pisharedmemory.cpp b/src/io/pisharedmemory.cpp
index 0cc5a6a2..c0971185 100644
--- a/src/io/pisharedmemory.cpp
+++ b/src/io/pisharedmemory.cpp
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ bool PISharedMemory::openDevice() {
 #ifdef WINDOWS
 	DWORD m = PAGE_READWRITE;
 	if (!isWriteable()) m = PAGE_READONLY;
-	PRIVATE->name = ("Global\\PIP_SHM_" + path()).toByteArray();
+	PRIVATE->name = ("PIP_SHM_" + path()).toByteArray();
 	PRIVATE->name.push_back(0);
 	PRIVATE->map = CreateFileMapping(INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE, NULL, m, 0, (DWORD)dsize, (const char *)PRIVATE->name.data());
 	if (!PRIVATE->map) {