1 files changed, 1 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/config.c b/config.c
index 0e22c7a642..e42ada78f8 100644
--- a/config.c
+++ b/config.c
@@ -698,7 +698,7 @@ static int store_write_section(int fd, const char* key)
 	if (dot) {
 		strbuf_addf(&sb, "[%.*s \"", (int)(dot - key), key);
 		for (i = dot - key + 1; i < store.baselen; i++) {
-			if (key[i] == '"')
+			if (key[i] == '"' || key[i] == '\\')
 				strbuf_addch(&sb, '\\');
 			strbuf_addch(&sb, key[i]);
 		}