1 files changed, 2 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/lib/PublicInbox/HlMod.pm b/lib/PublicInbox/HlMod.pm
index 13f27d19..014d82fd 100644
--- a/lib/PublicInbox/HlMod.pm
+++ b/lib/PublicInbox/HlMod.pm
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ package PublicInbox::HlMod;
  use strict;
  use warnings;
  use highlight; # SWIG-generated stuff
+use PublicInbox::Hval qw(src_escape);
  my $hl;
  
  sub _parse_filetypes ($) {
@@ -122,6 +123,7 @@ sub do_hl_lang {
          # know that, so ensure it's marked as UTF-8 even if it isnt...
          my $out = $gen->generateString($$str);
          utf8::decode($out);
+        src_escape($out);
          \$out;
  }