diff --git a/reactos/tools/wmc/write.c b/reactos/tools/wmc/write.c
index a919cd904bd..d2b5a966a88 100644
--- a/reactos/tools/wmc/write.c
+++ b/reactos/tools/wmc/write.c
@@ -360,7 +360,7 @@ static char *make_string(WCHAR *uc, int len, int codepage)
 				cptr += n;
 				b += n;
 			}
-			if(i < len-1 && b >= 72)
+			if(i < len-1 && b >= 72 && cptr[-1] != '\\')
 			{
 				*cptr++ = '"';
 				*cptr++ = ',';
@@ -424,7 +424,7 @@ static char *make_string(WCHAR *uc, int len, int codepage)
 					b += n;
 				}
 			}
-			if(i < len-1 && b >= 72)
+			if(i < len-1 && b >= 72 && cptr[-1] != '\\')
 			{
 				*cptr++ = '"';
 				*cptr++ = ',';