diff --git a/src/uu/echo/src/echo.rs b/src/uu/echo/src/echo.rs
index 947887210..b3707b6f8 100644
--- a/src/uu/echo/src/echo.rs
+++ b/src/uu/echo/src/echo.rs
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ fn execute(no_newline: bool, escaped: bool, free: &[String]) -> io::Result<()> {
         }
         if escaped {
             if print_escaped(input, &mut output)?.is_break() {
-                break;
+                return Ok(());
             }
         } else {
             write!(output, "{input}")?;
diff --git a/tests/by-util/test_echo.rs b/tests/by-util/test_echo.rs
index dce5a4c95..875ff66cb 100644
--- a/tests/by-util/test_echo.rs
+++ b/tests/by-util/test_echo.rs
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ fn test_escape_no_further_output() {
     new_ucmd!()
         .args(&["-e", "a\\cb", "c"])
         .succeeds()
-        .stdout_only("a\n");
+        .stdout_only("a");
 }
 
 #[test]