diff --git a/cli/cmdlineparser.cpp b/cli/cmdlineparser.cpp
index cda562b2995..8e270736dae 100644
--- a/cli/cmdlineparser.cpp
+++ b/cli/cmdlineparser.cpp
@@ -825,8 +825,6 @@ CmdLineParser::Result CmdLineParser::parseFromArgs(int argc, const char* const a
                 }
 
                 if (!path.empty()) {
-                    path = Path::removeQuotationMarks(std::move(path));
-                    path = Path::simplifyPath(std::move(path));
                     mIgnoredPaths.emplace_back(std::move(path));
                 }
             }
@@ -1589,6 +1587,9 @@ CmdLineParser::Result CmdLineParser::parseFromArgs(int argc, const char* const a
 
     for (auto& path : mIgnoredPaths)
     {
+        path = Path::removeQuotationMarks(std::move(path));
+        path = Path::simplifyPath(std::move(path));
+
         bool isdir = false;
         if (!Path::exists(path, &isdir) && mSettings.debugignore)
             std::cout << "path to ignore does not exist: " << path << std::endl;
diff --git a/test/testcmdlineparser.cpp b/test/testcmdlineparser.cpp
index bd87296927c..efadfb1d2bf 100644
--- a/test/testcmdlineparser.cpp
+++ b/test/testcmdlineparser.cpp
@@ -454,6 +454,7 @@ class TestCmdlineParser : public TestFixture {
         TEST_CASE(ignorefilepaths6);
         TEST_CASE(ignorefilepaths7);
         TEST_CASE(ignorefilepaths8);
+        TEST_CASE(ignorefilepaths9);
 
         TEST_CASE(nonexistentpath);
 
@@ -3114,6 +3115,17 @@ class TestCmdlineParser : public TestFixture {
         ASSERT_EQUALS("cppcheck: error: could not find or open any of the paths given.\ncppcheck: Maybe all paths were ignored?\n", logger->str());
     }
 
+    void ignorefilepaths9() {
+        REDIRECT;
+        const char * const argv[] = {"cppcheck", "-isrc\\", "src\\file.cpp"};
+        ASSERT(!fillSettingsFromArgs(argv));
+        ASSERT_EQUALS(1, parser->getIgnoredPaths().size());
+        ASSERT_EQUALS("src/", parser->getIgnoredPaths()[0]);
+        ASSERT_EQUALS(1, parser->getPathNames().size());
+        ASSERT_EQUALS("src/file.cpp", parser->getPathNames()[0]);
+        ASSERT_EQUALS("cppcheck: error: could not find or open any of the paths given.\ncppcheck: Maybe all paths were ignored?\n", logger->str());
+    }
+
     void nonexistentpath() {
         REDIRECT;
         const char * const argv[] = {"cppcheck", "file.cpp"};