diff --git a/java/debugger/impl/src/com/intellij/debugger/engine/JavaValue.java b/java/debugger/impl/src/com/intellij/debugger/engine/JavaValue.java
index c238aaf35792..821311a05063 100644
--- a/java/debugger/impl/src/com/intellij/debugger/engine/JavaValue.java
+++ b/java/debugger/impl/src/com/intellij/debugger/engine/JavaValue.java
@@ -294,7 +294,7 @@ public class JavaValue extends XNamedValue implements NodeDescriptorProvider, XV
 
         String value = myValue;
         if (myValueDescriptor.isString()) {
-          renderer.renderStringValue(myValue, "\"\\", XValueNode.MAX_VALUE_LENGTH);
+          renderer.renderStringValue(myValue, "\"", XValueNode.MAX_VALUE_LENGTH);
           return;
         }
         else if (myValueDescriptor.getLastRenderer() instanceof ToStringRenderer ||