diff --git a/src/propgrid/props.cpp b/src/propgrid/props.cpp
index 4a5442bf9c..ea01f9b7a2 100644
--- a/src/propgrid/props.cpp
+++ b/src/propgrid/props.cpp
@@ -2574,7 +2574,7 @@ bool wxArrayStringProperty::StringToValue( wxVariant& variant, const wxString& t
 
         // Need to replace backslashes with empty characters
         // (opposite what is done in GenerateValueString).
-        token.Replace ( wxS("\\"), wxEmptyString, true );
+        token.Replace ( wxS("\\\\"), wxS("\\"), true );
 
         arr.Add( token );