1 files changed, 14 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/src/nvim/path.c b/src/nvim/path.c
index a53870acb8..0142724a5b 100644
--- a/src/nvim/path.c
+++ b/src/nvim/path.c
@@ -1120,10 +1120,22 @@ static bool has_env_var(char_u *p)
 static bool has_special_wildchar(char_u *p)
 {
   for (; *p; MB_PTR_ADV(p)) {
-    // Allow for escaping
-    if (*p == '\\' && p[1] != NUL) {
+    // Disallow line break characters.
+    if (*p == '\r' || *p == '\n') {
+      break;
+    }
+    // Allow for escaping.
+    if (*p == '\\' && p[1] != NUL && p[1] != '\r' && p[1] != '\n') {
       p++;
     } else if (vim_strchr((char_u *)SPECIAL_WILDCHAR, *p) != NULL) {
+      // A { must be followed by a matching }.
+      if (*p == '{' && vim_strchr(p, '}') == NULL) {
+        continue;
+      }
+      // A quote and backtick must be followed by another one.
+      if ((*p == '`' || *p == '\'') && vim_strchr(p, *p) == NULL) {
+        continue;
+      }
       return true;
     }
   }