1 files changed, 2 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/regex.c b/regex.c
index b92978fdbb..f8c2c20c6d 100644
--- a/regex.c
+++ b/regex.c
@@ -1203,7 +1203,8 @@ read_special(p, pend, pp)
     else if (c == -1) return ~0;
     return c & 0x9f;
   default:
-    *pp = p + 1;
+    PATFETCH_RAW(c);
+    *pp = p;
     return read_backslash(c);
   }