diff --git a/plugins/org.eclipse.dd.mi/src/org/eclipse/dd/mi/service/command/output/MIParser.java b/plugins/org.eclipse.dd.mi/src/org/eclipse/dd/mi/service/command/output/MIParser.java
index dd18a64d4d2..e738cff18d3 100644
--- a/plugins/org.eclipse.dd.mi/src/org/eclipse/dd/mi/service/command/output/MIParser.java
+++ b/plugins/org.eclipse.dd.mi/src/org/eclipse/dd/mi/service/command/output/MIParser.java
@@ -401,6 +401,7 @@ public class MIParser {
             char c = buffer.charAt(index);
             if (c == '\\') {
                 if (escape) {
+                    sb.append(c);
                     sb.append(c);
                     escape = false;
                 } else {