diff --git a/.jshintrc b/.jshintrc
index 82597a360..1d70b696f 100644
--- a/.jshintrc
+++ b/.jshintrc
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
     "maxcomplexity": 6,   // Cyclomatic complexity (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyclomatic_complexity)
     "maxdepth": 4,        // Maximum depth of nested control structures
     "maxlen": 120,        // Maximum number of cols in a line
+    "multistr": true      // Allow use of multiline EOL escaping
 
     "predef": [ // Extra globals.
         "after",