1 files changed, 7 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/coreutils/tr.c b/coreutils/tr.c
index 8d779d8ea..f51c4caea 100644
--- a/coreutils/tr.c
+++ b/coreutils/tr.c
@@ -117,6 +117,13 @@ static unsigned expand(char *arg, char **buffer_p)
                         arg++;
                         z = arg;
                         ac = bb_process_escape_sequence(&z);
+#if ENABLE_PLATFORM_MINGW32
+                        if (ac == '\\' && *z == '-') {
+                                /* An escaped dash isn't a range, don't fall through */
+                                buffer[pos++] = *z;
+                                continue;
+                        }
+#endif
                         arg = (char *)z;
                         arg--;
                         *arg = ac;