diff --git a/bin/tests/lex_test.c b/bin/tests/lex_test.c
index 1760256228..eb3bb84123 100644
--- a/bin/tests/lex_test.c
+++ b/bin/tests/lex_test.c
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
 		specials[')'] = 1;
 		specials['"'] = 1;
 		isc_lex_setspecials(lex, specials);
-		options = ISC_LEXOPT_DNSMULTILINE |
+		options = ISC_LEXOPT_DNSMULTILINE | ISC_LEXOPT_ESCAPE |
 			ISC_LEXOPT_EOF |
 			ISC_LEXOPT_QSTRING | ISC_LEXOPT_NOMORE;
 		isc_lex_setcomments(lex, ISC_LEXCOMMENT_DNSMASTERFILE);
diff --git a/lib/dns/master.c b/lib/dns/master.c
index cd32e6d69d..6160d80a57 100644
--- a/lib/dns/master.c
+++ b/lib/dns/master.c
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
  * SOFTWARE.
  */
 
- /* $Id: master.c,v 1.18 1999/06/08 10:35:04 gson Exp $ */
+ /* $Id: master.c,v 1.19 1999/06/09 11:56:00 gson Exp $ */
 
 #include <config.h>
 
@@ -105,7 +105,8 @@ gettoken(isc_lex_t *lex, unsigned int options, isc_token_t *token,
 {
 	isc_result_t result;
 
-	options |= ISC_LEXOPT_EOL | ISC_LEXOPT_EOF | ISC_LEXOPT_DNSMULTILINE;
+	options |= ISC_LEXOPT_EOL | ISC_LEXOPT_EOF | ISC_LEXOPT_DNSMULTILINE |
+		ISC_LEXOPT_ESCAPE;
 	result = isc_lex_gettoken(lex, options, token);
 	if (result != ISC_R_SUCCESS) {
 		switch (result) {
diff --git a/lib/isc/base64.c b/lib/isc/base64.c
index a36081924a..e26de9cb9e 100644
--- a/lib/isc/base64.c
+++ b/lib/isc/base64.c
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
  * SOFTWARE.
  */
 
- /* $Id: base64.c,v 1.3 1999/06/08 10:35:23 gson Exp $ */
+ /* $Id: base64.c,v 1.4 1999/06/09 11:56:45 gson Exp $ */
 
 #include <config.h>
 
@@ -194,7 +194,7 @@ gettoken(isc_lex_t *lexer, isc_token_t *token, isc_tokentype_t expect,
 	 isc_boolean_t eol)
 {
 	unsigned int options = ISC_LEXOPT_EOL | ISC_LEXOPT_EOF |
-			       ISC_LEXOPT_DNSMULTILINE;
+			       ISC_LEXOPT_DNSMULTILINE | ISC_LEXOPT_ESCAPE;
 	isc_result_t result;
 
 	if (expect == isc_tokentype_qstring)