diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index f3cccbb65..83775b12b 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2015-08-17  Barton E. Schaefer  <schaefer@zsh.org>
+
+	* unposted (cf. 36200): Completion/Base/Completer/_expand: back out
+	backslash handling change from 34961.
+
 2015-08-17  Peter Stephenson  <p.w.stephenson@ntlworld.com>
 
 	* unposted: Doc/Zsh/contrib.yo: use of $f in zmv.
diff --git a/Completion/Base/Completer/_expand b/Completion/Base/Completer/_expand
index 3c76e1328..e52144cb7 100644
--- a/Completion/Base/Completer/_expand
+++ b/Completion/Base/Completer/_expand
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ if [[ "$force" = *s* ]] ||
 
   setopt aliases
   eval 'exp=( ${${(e)exp//\\[ 	
-]/ }//(#b)([ 	\\
+]/ }//(#b)([ 	
 ])/\\$match[1]} )' 2>/dev/null
   setopt NO_aliases
 else