diff --git a/mode/properties/properties.js b/mode/properties/properties.js
index 0740084209c10cec55b6b62c81ec32fc0bd3cabd..9da5baf420047d92f4bc5059d9a31cf695c6b0b6 100644
--- a/mode/properties/properties.js
+++ b/mode/properties/properties.js
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ CodeMirror.defineMode("properties", function() {
         state.position = "quote";
         return null;
       } else if (ch === "\\" && state.position === "quote") {
-        if (stream.next() !== "u") {    // u = Unicode sequence \u1234
+        if (stream.eol()) {  // end of line?
           // Multiline value
           state.nextMultiline = true;
         }