1 files changed, 1 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/toke.c b/toke.c
index adc7d26822..aa200963eb 100644
--- a/toke.c
+++ b/toke.c
@@ -6996,7 +6996,7 @@ S_scan_str(pTHX_ char *start, int keep_quoted, int keep_delims)
 		    goto read_more_line;
 		else {
 		    /* handle quoted delimiters */
-		    if (*(svlast-1) == '\\') {
+		    if (SvCUR(sv) > 1 && *(svlast-1) == '\\') {
 			char *t;
 			for (t = svlast-2; t >= SvPVX(sv) && *t == '\\';)
 			    t--;