diff --git a/scalafix-rules/src/main/scala/scalafix/internal/rule/RedundantSyntax.scala b/scalafix-rules/src/main/scala/scalafix/internal/rule/RedundantSyntax.scala
index 807223a62..4e07d04c5 100644
--- a/scalafix-rules/src/main/scala/scalafix/internal/rule/RedundantSyntax.scala
+++ b/scalafix-rules/src/main/scala/scalafix/internal/rule/RedundantSyntax.scala
@@ -35,8 +35,7 @@ class RedundantSyntax(config: RedundantSyntaxConfig)
             Nil
           )
           if config.stringInterpolator
-            && (p == "s" || p == "f" || (p == "raw" && StringContext
-              .processEscapes(v) == v)) =>
+            && (p == "s" || p == "f" || (p == "raw" && !v.contains('\\'))) =>
         Patch.removeTokens(interpolator.prefix.tokens)
     }.asPatch
 }
diff --git a/scalafix-tests/input/src/main/scala/test/redundantSyntax/StringInterpolator.scala b/scalafix-tests/input/src/main/scala/test/redundantSyntax/StringInterpolator.scala
index 6b36a3542..6a06f5cd1 100644
--- a/scalafix-tests/input/src/main/scala/test/redundantSyntax/StringInterpolator.scala
+++ b/scalafix-tests/input/src/main/scala/test/redundantSyntax/StringInterpolator.scala
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ class StringInterpolator {
   b = raw"foo $a \nbar"
   b = raw"foo\nbar\\"
   b = raw"foo bar"
+  b = raw"a\*b\+"
 
   b = my"foo"
   b = my"foo $a bar"
diff --git a/scalafix-tests/output/src/main/scala/test/redundantSyntax/StringInterpolator.scala b/scalafix-tests/output/src/main/scala/test/redundantSyntax/StringInterpolator.scala
index 997b921a2..a9a998550 100644
--- a/scalafix-tests/output/src/main/scala/test/redundantSyntax/StringInterpolator.scala
+++ b/scalafix-tests/output/src/main/scala/test/redundantSyntax/StringInterpolator.scala
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ class StringInterpolator {
   b = raw"foo $a \nbar"
   b = raw"foo\nbar\\"
   b = "foo bar"
+  b = raw"a\*b\+"
 
   b = my"foo"
   b = my"foo $a bar"
@@ -29,4 +30,4 @@ class StringInterpolator {
   implicit class MyInterpolator(sc: StringContext) {
     def my(subs: Any*): String = sc.toString + subs.mkString("")
   }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}