diff --git a/Src/builtin.c b/Src/builtin.c
index 95aca06..250aa3e 100644
--- a/Src/builtin.c
+++ b/Src/builtin.c
@@ -3741,6 +3741,16 @@ bin_print(char *name, char **args, Options ops, int func)
 
 		memset(&mbs, 0, sizeof(mbstate_t));
 		while (l > 0) {
+		    /* Prevent misaligned columns due to escape sequences by
+		     * skipping over them. Octals \033 and \233 are the
+		     * possible escape characters recognized by ANSI. */
+		    if (*aptr == '\033' || *aptr == '\233') {
+			for (aptr++, l--; l && !isalpha(*aptr); aptr++, l--);
+			aptr++;
+			l--;
+			continue;
+		    }
+
 		    wchar_t wc;
 		    size_t cnt = mbrtowc(&wc, aptr, l, &mbs);
 		    int wcw;