diff --git a/src/users.c b/src/users.c
index b577265aaadc7d891eec6046af9610df3f041a8e..bd9b312aff58bfc3c0460994e5ad02b39016146d 100644
--- a/src/users.c
+++ b/src/users.c
@@ -46,10 +46,7 @@ static bool is_escape_char(char c)
 	    c == '\t' ||
 	    c == '\v' ||
 	    c == '\r' ||
-	    c == '\n' ||
-	    c == '\\' ||
-	    c == '&' ||
-	    c == ';')
+	    c == '\n')
 		return true;
 
 	return false;