--- src/conky.c.old	2009-07-19 22:27:18.514288448 +0300
+++ src/conky.c	2009-07-19 23:12:27.905568398 +0300
@@ -3264,6 +3264,8 @@
 					append_object(retval, obj);
 				}
 			}
+		} else if (*p == '\\' && *(p+1) == '#') {
+			strfold(p, 1);
 		} else if (*p == '#') {
 			remove_comment(p);
 		}