diff --git a/weed/shell/command_fs_meta_load.go b/weed/shell/command_fs_meta_load.go
index 69ae9454c..46dc07e9a 100644
--- a/weed/shell/command_fs_meta_load.go
+++ b/weed/shell/command_fs_meta_load.go
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"io"
 	"os"
+	"strings"
 
 	"github.com/golang/protobuf/proto"
 
@@ -72,6 +73,7 @@ func (c *commandFsMetaLoad) Do(args []string, commandEnv *CommandEnv, writer io.
 				return err
 			}
 
+			fullEntry.Entry.Name = strings.ReplaceAll(fullEntry.Entry.Name, "/", "x")
 			if err := filer_pb.CreateEntry(client, &filer_pb.CreateEntryRequest{
 				Directory: fullEntry.Dir,
 				Entry:     fullEntry.Entry,