--- a/langtools/src/jdk.jdeps/share/classes/com/sun/tools/javap/ClassWriter.java	Fri Jul 29 09:35:31 2016 -0700
+++ b/langtools/src/jdk.jdeps/share/classes/com/sun/tools/javap/ClassWriter.java	Fri Jul 29 12:27:08 2016 -0700
@@ -808,7 +808,7 @@
     }
 
     private String esc(char c, char quote) {
-        if (32 <= c && c <= 126 && c != quote)
+        if (32 <= c && c <= 126 && c != quote && c != '\\')
             return String.valueOf(c);
         else switch (c) {
             case '\b': return "\\b";