diff --git a/src/vim.h b/src/vim.h
index d93bec1..71dd3ae 100644
--- a/src/vim.h
+++ b/src/vim.h
@@ -336,10 +336,10 @@
 # endif
 #endif
 #ifdef BACKSLASH_IN_FILENAME
-# define PATH_ESC_CHARS ((char_u *)" \t*?[{`%#")
+# define PATH_ESC_CHARS ((char_u *)" \t\n*?[{`%#'\"|!<")
 #else
-# define PATH_ESC_CHARS ((char_u *)" \t*?[{`$\\%#'\"|")
-# define SHELL_ESC_CHARS ((char_u *)" \t*?[{`$\\%#'\"|<>();&!")
+# define PATH_ESC_CHARS ((char_u *)" \t\n*?[{`$\\%#'\"|!<")
+# define SHELL_ESC_CHARS ((char_u *)" \t\n*?[{`$\\%#'\"|!<>();&")
 #endif
 
 #define NUMBUFLEN 30	    /* length of a buffer to store a number in ASCII */