diff --git a/sources/parser.h b/sources/parser.h
index fa313380..4546677c 100644
--- a/sources/parser.h
+++ b/sources/parser.h
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ static inline int od_parser_next(od_parser_t *parser, od_token_t *token)
 				token->type = OD_PARSER_ERROR;
 				return token->type;
 			}
-			if (*parser->pos == '\\')
+			if ((*parser->pos == '\\') && (parser->pos + 1 != parser->end))
 				parser->pos += 2;
 			else
 				parser->pos++;