diff --git a/checkov/common/util/docs_generator.py b/checkov/common/util/docs_generator.py
index 385eaf323ee..c212e4e5fae 100644
--- a/checkov/common/util/docs_generator.py
+++ b/checkov/common/util/docs_generator.py
@@ -63,7 +63,12 @@ def print_checks(frameworks: Optional[List[str]] = None, use_bc_ids: bool = Fals
 
 
 def get_check_link(absolute_path: str) -> str:
-    return f'{CODE_LINK_BASE}{absolute_path.split("/checkov")[1]}'
+    # this will do nothing unless it's a windows path
+    absolute_path = absolute_path.replace('\\', '/')
+    temp = absolute_path.split("checkov")
+    # this will even work in the likely event that you're running checkov from a folder called checkov
+    link = f'{CODE_LINK_BASE}{temp[len(temp)-1]}'
+    return link
 
 
 def get_checks(frameworks: Optional[List[str]] = None, use_bc_ids: bool = False,