diff --git a/plugin/NERD_tree.vim b/plugin/NERD_tree.vim
index d517fdd..2e487ca 100644
--- a/plugin/NERD_tree.vim
+++ b/plugin/NERD_tree.vim
@@ -139,7 +139,11 @@ call s:initVariable("g:NERDTreeMapUpdir", "u")
 call s:initVariable("g:NERDTreeMapUpdirKeepOpen", "U")
 
 "SECTION: Script level variable declaration{{{2
-let s:escape_chars =  " \\`\|\"#%&,?()\*^<>"
+if s:running_windows
+    let s:escape_chars =  " `\|\"#%&,?()\*^<>"
+else
+    let s:escape_chars =  " \\`\|\"#%&,?()\*^<>"
+endif
 let s:NERDTreeBufName = 'NERD_tree_'
 
 let s:tree_wid = 2