diff --git a/src/subprocess-win32.cc b/src/subprocess-win32.cc
index ff3baaca7f..f20f4412ec 100644
--- a/src/subprocess-win32.cc
+++ b/src/subprocess-win32.cc
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ Subprocess::~Subprocess() {
 HANDLE Subprocess::SetupPipe(HANDLE ioport) {
   char pipe_name[100];
   snprintf(pipe_name, sizeof(pipe_name),
-           "\\\\.\\pipe\\ninja_pid%lu_sp%p", GetCurrentProcessId(), this);
+           "\\\\.\\pipe\\LOCAL\\ninja_pid%lu_sp%p", GetCurrentProcessId(), this);
 
   pipe_ = ::CreateNamedPipeA(pipe_name,
                              PIPE_ACCESS_INBOUND | FILE_FLAG_OVERLAPPED,