1 files changed, 4 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/re.c b/re.c
index 262b716c1a..336a40b35f 100644
--- a/re.c
+++ b/re.c
@@ -913,6 +913,10 @@ reg_regsub(str, src, regs)
 	    if (no == 0) continue;
 	    break;
 
+	  case '\\':
+	    str_cat(val, s-1, 1);
+	    continue;
+
 	  default:
 	    str_cat(val, s-2, 2);
 	    continue;