diff --git a/src/util/string.h b/src/util/string.h
index fa298bfaa..3ece2371d 100644
--- a/src/util/string.h
+++ b/src/util/string.h
@@ -406,10 +406,11 @@ inline std::basic_string<T> unescape_string(std::basic_string<T> &s)
 	std::basic_string<T> res;
 
 	for (size_t i = 0; i < s.length(); i++) {
-		if (s[i] == '\\')
+		if (s[i] == '\\') {
 			i++;
-		if (i >= s.length())
-			break;
+			if (i >= s.length())
+				break;
+		}
 		res += s[i];
 	}