1 files changed, 9 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/lib-src/ebrowse.c b/lib-src/ebrowse.c
index 04ae018464e..ac7e7901878 100644
--- a/lib-src/ebrowse.c
+++ b/lib-src/ebrowse.c
@@ -1925,7 +1925,15 @@ matching_regexp (void)
       *--s = *--t;
 
       if (*s == '"' || *s == '\\')
-        *--s = '\\';
+        {
+          if (s > matching_regexp_buffer)
+            *--s = '\\';
+          else
+            {
+              s++;
+              break;
+            }
+        }
     }
 
   *(matching_regexp_end_buf - 1) = '\0';