1 files changed, 4 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/string.c b/string.c
index 1aae6120aa..542aaff0ee 100644
--- a/string.c
+++ b/string.c
@@ -4195,8 +4195,10 @@ rb_str_inspect(VALUE str)
               (cc == '$' || cc == '@' || cc == '{')))) {
 	    if (p - n > prev) str_buf_cat(result, prev, p - n - prev);
 	    str_buf_cat2(result, "\\");
-	    prev = p - n;
-	    continue;
+	    if (asciicompat || enc == resenc) {
+		prev = p - n;
+		continue;
+	    }
 	}
 	switch (c) {
 	  case '\n': cc = 'n'; break;