diff --git a/src/strings.c b/src/strings.c
index 0c9e20d..d2d37d8 100644
--- a/src/strings.c
+++ b/src/strings.c
@@ -281,6 +281,7 @@
 	    {
 		*d++ = '\\';
 		*d++ = *p++;
+		continue;
 	    }
 
 	    MB_COPY_CHAR(p, d);