1 files changed, 2 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/option.c b/option.c
index cd45281caa18..2c26dc69506f 100644
--- a/option.c
+++ b/option.c
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ extern int screen_trashed;
 extern int less_is_more;
 extern int quit_at_eof;
 extern char *every_first_cmd;
+extern int opt_use_backslash;
 
 /*
  * Return a printable description of an option.
@@ -578,7 +579,7 @@ optstring(s, p_str, printopt, validchars)
 
 	for (p = s;  *p != '\0';  p++)
 	{
-		if (*p == '\\' && p[1] != '\0')
+		if (opt_use_backslash && *p == '\\' && p[1] != '\0')
 		{
 			/* Take next char literally. */
 			++p;