diff --git a/passes/cmds/show.cc b/passes/cmds/show.cc
index 525c81d5b..f1854058c 100644
--- a/passes/cmds/show.cc
+++ b/passes/cmds/show.cc
@@ -208,7 +208,7 @@ struct ShowWorker
 				str += "╲";
 				continue;
 			}
-			if (ch == '"')
+			if (ch == '"' || ch == '<' || ch == '>')
 				str += "\\";
 			str += ch;
 		}