1 files changed, 6 insertions, 9 deletions
diff --git a/roff.c b/roff.c
index f3565f85..47ea41b5 100644
--- a/roff.c
+++ b/roff.c
@@ -40,14 +40,6 @@
 #include "tbl_parse.h"
 #include "eqn_parse.h"
 
-/*
- * ASCII_ESC is used to signal from roff_getarg() to roff_expand()
- * that an escape sequence resulted from copy-in processing and
- * needs to be checked or interpolated.  As it is used nowhere
- * else, it is defined here rather than in a header file.
- */
-#define	ASCII_ESC	27
-
 /* Maximum number of string expansions per line, to break infinite loops. */
 #define	EXPAND_LIMIT	1000
 
@@ -1640,8 +1632,13 @@ roff_getarg(struct roff *r, char **cpp, int ln, int *pos)
 				cp++;
 				break;
 			case '\\':
-				newesc = 1;
+				/*
+				 * Signal to roff_expand() that an escape
+				 * sequence resulted from copy-in processing
+				 * and needs to be checked or interpolated.
+				 */
 				cp[-pairs] = ASCII_ESC;
+				newesc = 1;
 				pairs++;
 				cp++;
 				break;