diff --git a/scsh/glob.scm b/scsh/glob.scm
index 4927f79..83de27c 100644
--- a/scsh/glob.scm
+++ b/scsh/glob.scm
@@ -129,21 +129,17 @@
 ;;; Is the glob pattern free of *'s, ?'s and [...]'s?
 (define (constant-glob? pattern)
   (let ((patlen (string-length pattern)))
-    (let lp ((i 0)
-	     (escape? #f))	; Was last char an escape char (backslash)?
-      (if (= i patlen)
-
-	  (if escape?
-	      (error "Ill-formed glob pattern" pattern)
-	      #t)
-
+    (let lp ((i 0))
+      (or (= i patlen)
 	  (let ((next-i (+ i 1)))
-	    (if escape? (lp next-i #f)
-		(case (string-ref pattern i)
-		  ((#\* #\? #\[) #f)
-		  ((#\\) (lp next-i #t))
-		  (else  (lp next-i #f)))
-		(lp next-i #f)))))))
+	    (case (string-ref pattern i)
+	      ((#\\) ; Escape char
+	       (if (= next-i patlen)
+		   (error "Ill-formed glob pattern -- ends in backslash"
+			  pattern)
+		   (lp (+ next-i 1))))
+	      ((#\* #\? #\[) #f)
+	      (else  (lp next-i))))))))
 
 
 ;;; Make an effort to get the files in the putative directory PATH.