diff --git a/src/option.c b/src/option.c
index ae2ca3a..b1e70c6 100644
--- a/src/option.c
+++ b/src/option.c
@@ -7451,6 +7451,8 @@
 	    else
 		xp->xp_backslash = XP_BS_ONE;
 	}
+	if (flags & P_COMMA)
+	    xp->xp_backslash |= XP_BS_COMMA;
     }
 
     // For an option that is a list of file names, or comma/colon-separated
@@ -7469,8 +7471,12 @@
 		s = p;
 		while (s > xp->xp_pattern && *(s - 1) == '\\')
 		    --s;
-		if ((*p == ' ' && (xp->xp_backslash == XP_BS_THREE && (p - s) < 3))
-			|| (*p == ',' && (flags & P_COMMA) && ((p - s) % 1) == 0)
+		if ((*p == ' ' && ((xp->xp_backslash & XP_BS_THREE) && (p - s) < 3))
+#if defined(BACKSLASH_IN_FILENAME)
+			|| (*p == ',' && (flags & P_COMMA) && (p - s) < 1)
+#else
+			|| (*p == ',' && (flags & P_COMMA) && (p - s) < 2)
+#endif
 			|| (*p == ':' && (flags & P_COLON)))
 		{
 		    xp->xp_pattern = p + 1;