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diff --git a/lisp/emacs-lisp/lisp-mode.el b/lisp/emacs-lisp/lisp-mode.el
index 9879b9f5fae..541cbe6f445 100644
--- a/lisp/emacs-lisp/lisp-mode.el
+++ b/lisp/emacs-lisp/lisp-mode.el
@@ -119,7 +119,9 @@
(make-local-variable 'comment-start)
(setq comment-start ";")
(make-local-variable 'comment-start-skip)
- (setq comment-start-skip ";+ *")
+ ;; Look within the line for a ; following an even number of backslashes
+ ;; after either a non-backslash or the line beginning.
+ (setq comment-start-skip "\\(\\(^\\|[^\\\\\n]\\)\\(\\\\\\\\\\)*\\);+ *")
(make-local-variable 'comment-column)
(setq comment-column 40)
(make-local-variable 'comment-indent-function)