diff --git a/xorriso/misc_funct.c b/xorriso/misc_funct.c
index 17b3a4b4..6f743ddd 100644
--- a/xorriso/misc_funct.c
+++ b/xorriso/misc_funct.c
@@ -1108,9 +1108,8 @@ int Hex_to_bin(char *hex,
 
 #ifndef Xorriso_fileliste_externaL 
 
-/* ??? ts A71006 : Is this compatible with mkisofs pathspecs ?
-                   I dimly remember so */
-
+/* @param flag bit0= pathspec mode "on" rather than "as_mkisofs"
+*/
 int Fileliste__target_source_limit(char *line, char sep, char **limit_pt,
                                     int flag)
 {
@@ -1118,7 +1117,7 @@ int Fileliste__target_source_limit(char *line, char sep, char **limit_pt,
 
  for(npt= line;*npt!=0;npt++) {
    if(*npt=='\\') {
-     if(*(npt+1)!=0)
+     if(*(npt + 1) == '=' || (*(npt + 1) == '\\' && !(flag & 1)))
        npt++;
  continue;
    }
diff --git a/xorriso/opts_a_c.c b/xorriso/opts_a_c.c
index 1ce1c492..f0ae97c5 100644
--- a/xorriso/opts_a_c.c
+++ b/xorriso/opts_a_c.c
@@ -146,7 +146,8 @@ int Xorriso_option_add(struct XorrisO *xorriso, int argc, char **argv,
    strcpy(source, optv[i]);
    split= 0;
    if(xorriso->allow_graft_points) {
-     ret= Fileliste__target_source_limit(target, '=', &ept, 0);
+     ret= Fileliste__target_source_limit(target, '=', &ept,
+                                         !(xorriso->allow_graft_points & 2));
      if(ret>0) {
        *ept= 0;
        strcpy(source, ept+1);
diff --git a/xorriso/xorriso_private.h b/xorriso/xorriso_private.h
index 5985357d..726fff35 100644
--- a/xorriso/xorriso_private.h
+++ b/xorriso/xorriso_private.h
@@ -530,9 +530,8 @@ struct XorrisO { /* the global context of xorriso */
  /* XORRISO options */
  int allow_graft_points;   /* if not zero: yes
                               special options:
-                              bit1= continue unescaping after first real '='
-                                    (as mkisofs does,
-                                     but xorriso did not for years)
+                              bit1= unescape '\\' too,
+                                    continue unescaping after first real '='
                             */
 
  int allow_restore; /* -2=disallowed until special mode "unblock"
diff --git a/xorriso/xorriso_timestamp.h b/xorriso/xorriso_timestamp.h
index 896b7069..64a1ffc6 100644
--- a/xorriso/xorriso_timestamp.h
+++ b/xorriso/xorriso_timestamp.h
@@ -1 +1 @@
-#define Xorriso_timestamP "2015.12.09.132636"
+#define Xorriso_timestamP "2015.12.09.162402"