diff --git a/find-encoding-barfed-files.sh b/find-encoding-barfed-files.sh
index 3882925..13d4d54 100755
--- a/find-encoding-barfed-files.sh
+++ b/find-encoding-barfed-files.sh
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ while IFS= read -rd '' file <&3; do
     printf ' s - Skip\n'
 
     while true; do
-        read -p "? " -n1 ans
+        read -r -p "? " -n1 ans
         printf '\n'
         if [[ $ans = [0-9] && ${enc[ans]} ]]; then
             name=$(iconv -f "${enc[ans]}" <<< "$base")