diff --git a/runtime/syntax/d.yaml b/runtime/syntax/d.yaml
index 10f69cac..db9fd695 100644
--- a/runtime/syntax/d.yaml
+++ b/runtime/syntax/d.yaml
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ rules:
     - constant.string:
         start: "'"
         end: "'"
+        skip: "\\\\."
         rules:
             - constant.specialChar: "\\\\."
     # Keywords