diff --git a/ident.c b/ident.c
index 09cf0c95c9..99f1c85ea5 100644
--- a/ident.c
+++ b/ident.c
@@ -121,6 +121,7 @@ static int crud(unsigned char c)
 		c == '<' ||
 		c == '>' ||
 		c == '"' ||
+		c == '\\' ||
 		c == '\'';
 }