diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 173f057..6d02fa9 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+2011-03-10  Herbert Xu <herbert@gondor.apana.org.au>
+
+	* Fix CTLESC clobbering by read(1).
+
 2011-03-10  Brian Koropoff <bkoropoff@gmail.com>
 
 	* Port to AIX.
diff --git a/src/miscbltin.c b/src/miscbltin.c
index 653c92f..800cbbb 100644
--- a/src/miscbltin.c
+++ b/src/miscbltin.c
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@
 		}
 		if (c == '\0')
 			continue;
-		if (backslash) {
+		if (backslash || c == CTLESC) {
 			if (c == '\n')
 				goto resetbs;
 			STPUTC(CTLESC, p);