1 files changed, 2 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/util.c b/util.c
index 5bb0dfcffc..6bc2fe5dd2 100644
--- a/util.c
+++ b/util.c
@@ -3352,9 +3352,8 @@ Perl_find_script(pTHX_ const char *scriptname, bool dosearch,
 	    if (len < sizeof tmpbuf)
 		tmpbuf[len] = '\0';
 #  else
-	    s = delimcpy(tmpbuf, tmpbuf + sizeof tmpbuf, s, bufend,
-			':',
-			&len);
+	    s = delimcpy_no_escape(tmpbuf, tmpbuf + sizeof tmpbuf, s, bufend,
+                                   ':', &len);
 #  endif
 	    if (s < bufend)
 		s++;