1 files changed, 3 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/lisp/files.el b/lisp/files.el
index bb17d5ca13b..b86b8d64004 100644
--- a/lisp/files.el
+++ b/lisp/files.el
@@ -3453,7 +3453,9 @@ PATTERN that already quotes some of the special characters."
                 (concat (substring pattern 0 (match-beginning 0))
                         "\\"
                         (substring pattern (match-beginning 0)))
-                beg (1+ (match-end 0)))))))))
+                beg (1+ (match-end 0)))))
+      pattern))))
+  
 
 (defvar insert-directory-program "ls"
   "Absolute or relative name of the `ls' program used by `insert-directory'.")