1 files changed, 2 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/src/fontset.c b/src/fontset.c
index bccbce8bf45..fc4da1305f3 100644
--- a/src/fontset.c
+++ b/src/fontset.c
@@ -796,7 +796,7 @@ fontset_pattern_regexp (pattern)
         {
           if (*p0 == '-')
             ndashes++;
-          else if (*p0 == '*')
+          else if (*p0 == '*' && p0 > SDATA (pattern) && p0[-1] != '\\')
             nstars++;
         }
 
@@ -811,7 +811,7 @@ fontset_pattern_regexp (pattern)
       *p1++ = '^';
       for (p0 = (char *) SDATA (pattern); *p0; p0++)
         {
-          if (*p0 == '*')
+          if (*p0 == '*' && p0 > SDATA (pattern) && p0[-1] != '\\')
             {
               if (ndashes < 14)
                 *p1++ = '.';