1 files changed, 1 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/dir.c b/dir.c
index a49b244756..f53d7a1ca1 100644
--- a/dir.c
+++ b/dir.c
@@ -598,8 +598,7 @@ remove_backslashes(p)
 
     while (p < pend) {
 	if (*p == '\\') {
-	    *p++;
-	    if (p == pend) break;
+	    if (++p == pend) break;
 	}
 	*t++ = *p++;
     }