diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index 7721068..0aa23ed 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ exports.quote = function (xs) {
 };
 
 var CONTROL = '(?:' + [
-    '\\|\\|', '\\&\\&', ';;', '\\|\\&', '[&;()|]'
+    '\\|\\|', '\\&\\&', ';;', '\\|\\&', '[&;()|<>]'
 ].join('|') + ')';
 var META = '|&;()<> \\t';