1 files changed, 2 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/ssh.c b/ssh.c
index 0019281f4..112845bea 100644
--- a/ssh.c
+++ b/ssh.c
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/* $OpenBSD: ssh.c,v 1.600 2024/01/11 01:45:36 djm Exp $ */
+/* $OpenBSD: ssh.c,v 1.601 2024/10/18 05:03:34 djm Exp $ */
 /*
  * Author: Tatu Ylonen <ylo@cs.hut.fi>
  * Copyright (c) 1995 Tatu Ylonen <ylo@cs.hut.fi>, Espoo, Finland
@@ -965,7 +965,7 @@ main(int ac, char **av)
 			options.log_level = SYSLOG_LEVEL_QUIET;
 			break;
 		case 'e':
-			if (optarg[0] == '^' && optarg[2] == 0 &&
+			if (strlen(optarg) == 2 && optarg[0] == '^' &&
 			    (u_char) optarg[1] >= 64 &&
 			    (u_char) optarg[1] < 128)
 				options.escape_char = (u_char) optarg[1] & 31;