diff --git a/firewall/firewall_windows.go b/firewall/firewall_windows.go
index c377caf7..e8c09d4d 100644
--- a/firewall/firewall_windows.go
+++ b/firewall/firewall_windows.go
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ func (f WindowsFirewall) IsForwardingEnabled() bool {
 }
 
 func (f WindowsFirewall) EnableForwarding(enabled bool) error {
-	out, err := core.Exec("netsh", []string{"interface", "ipv4", "set", "interface", fmt.Sprintf("%d", f.iface.Index), fmt.Sprintf("forwarding=\"%s\"", enabled)})
+	out, err := core.Exec("netsh", []string{"interface", "ipv4", "set", "interface", fmt.Sprintf("%d", f.iface.Index), fmt.Sprintf("forwarding=\"%s\"", string(enabled))})
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}