diff --git a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/csv/CSVFormat.java b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/csv/CSVFormat.java
index 019e7678..1c6fda27 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/csv/CSVFormat.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/csv/CSVFormat.java
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ import static org.apache.commons.csv.Constants.COMMA;
 import static org.apache.commons.csv.Constants.CR;
 import static org.apache.commons.csv.Constants.CRLF;
 import static org.apache.commons.csv.Constants.DOUBLE_QUOTE;
-import static org.apache.commons.csv.Constants.ESCAPE;
+import static org.apache.commons.csv.Constants.BACKSLASH;
 import static org.apache.commons.csv.Constants.LF;
 import static org.apache.commons.csv.Constants.TAB;
 
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ public class CSVFormat implements Serializable {
             newBuilder()
             .withDelimiter(TAB)
             .withQuoteChar(null)
-            .withEscape(ESCAPE)
+            .withEscape(BACKSLASH)
             .withIgnoreEmptyLines(false)
             .withRecordSeparator(LF)
             .build();
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/csv/Constants.java b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/csv/Constants.java
index 524c5230..200b8c23 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/csv/Constants.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/csv/Constants.java
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ final class Constants {
     
     static final char CR = '\r';
     static final char DOUBLE_QUOTE = '"';
-    static final char ESCAPE = '\\';
+    static final char BACKSLASH = '\\';
     static final char FF = '\f';
     static final char LF = '\n';
     static final char SP = ' ';