diff --git a/src/Log.py b/src/Log.py
index 418b9302d..9a4ebdcef 100644
--- a/src/Log.py
+++ b/src/Log.py
@@ -45,6 +45,8 @@
                                 Version.PROGRAM_UNIXSTYLE_NAME + ".log"), "w")
   else: # GNU/Linux et al.
     logFile = open(os.path.join(Resource.getWritableResourcePath(), Version.PROGRAM_UNIXSTYLE_NAME + ".log"), "w")
+elif os.name == "nt":
+  logFile = open(os.path.join(Resource.getWritableResourcePath(), Version.PROGRAM_UNIXSTYLE_NAME + ".log"), "w")
 else:
   logFile = open(Version.PROGRAM_UNIXSTYLE_NAME + ".log", "w")  #MFH - local logfile!