(print_object): Always print ASCII chars as is.

1 files changed, 2 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/src/print.c b/src/print.c
index c8e66095110..1ded6c56674 100644
--- a/src/print.c
+++ b/src/print.c
@@ -1452,7 +1452,8 @@ print_object (obj, printcharfun, escapeflag)
                   PRINTCHAR ('f');
                 }
               else if (multibyte
-                       && (CHAR_BYTE8_P (c) || print_escape_multibyte))
+                       && (CHAR_BYTE8_P (c) 
+                           || (! ASCII_CHAR_P (c) && print_escape_multibyte)))
                 {
                   /* When multibyte is disabled,
                      print multibyte string chars using hex escapes.