diff --git a/lib/chef/knife/solo_cook.rb b/lib/chef/knife/solo_cook.rb
index 57be8051..6a74f156 100644
--- a/lib/chef/knife/solo_cook.rb
+++ b/lib/chef/knife/solo_cook.rb
@@ -113,7 +113,11 @@ def validate!
 
       def provisioning_path
         # TODO ~ will likely break on cmd.exe based windows sessions
-        config_value(:provisioning_path, '~/chef-solo')
+        if windows_node?
+          config_value(:provisioning_path, 'chef-solo')
+        else
+          config_value(:provisioning_path, '~/chef-solo')
+        end
       end
 
       def sync_kitchen