--- /usr/share/bash-completion/bash_completion.orig	2014-11-06 10:36:14.981888369 +0100
+++ /usr/share/bash-completion/bash_completion	2014-11-06 10:36:25.142070963 +0100
@@ -542,9 +542,9 @@
     elif [[ $1 == \'* ]]; then
         # Leave out first character
         printf -v $2 %s "${1:1}"
-    elif [[ $1 == ~* ]]; then
+    elif [[ $1 == \~* ]]; then
         # avoid escaping first ~
-        printf -v $2 ~%q "${1:1}"
+        printf -v $2 \~%q "${1:1}"
     else
         printf -v $2 %q "$1"
     fi