1 files changed, 1 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/jimregexp.c b/jimregexp.c
index 0b6ccf6..136b0c0 100644
--- a/jimregexp.c
+++ b/jimregexp.c
@@ -774,7 +774,7 @@ static int regatom(regex_t *preg, int *flagp)
 							preg->err = REG_ERR_NULL_CHAR;
 							return 0;
 						}
-						if (start == '\\' && *pattern == 0) {
+						if (end == '\\' && *pattern == 0) {
 							preg->err = REG_ERR_INVALID_ESCAPE;
 							return 0;
 						}