diff --git a/numpy/__config__.py.in b/numpy/__config__.py.in
index 6c6c21cb85d4..f3b32c28c100 100644
--- a/numpy/__config__.py.in
+++ b/numpy/__config__.py.in
@@ -32,21 +32,27 @@ CONFIG = _cleanup(
         "Compilers": {
             "c": {
                 "name": "@C_COMP@",
-                "linker": "@C_COMP_LINKER_ID@",
+                "linker": r"@C_COMP_LINKER_ID@",
                 "version": "@C_COMP_VERSION@",
-                "commands": "@C_COMP_CMD_ARRAY@",
+                "commands": r"@C_COMP_CMD_ARRAY@",
+                "args": r"@C_COMP_ARGS@",
+                "linker args": r"@C_COMP_LINK_ARGS@",
             },
             "cython": {
                 "name": "@CYTHON_COMP@",
-                "linker": "@CYTHON_COMP_LINKER_ID@",
+                "linker": r"@CYTHON_COMP_LINKER_ID@",
                 "version": "@CYTHON_COMP_VERSION@",
-                "commands": "@CYTHON_COMP_CMD_ARRAY@",
+                "commands": r"@CYTHON_COMP_CMD_ARRAY@",
+                "args": r"@CYTHON_COMP_ARGS@",
+                "linker args": r"@CYTHON_COMP_LINK_ARGS@",
             },
             "c++": {
                 "name": "@CPP_COMP@",
-                "linker": "@CPP_COMP_LINKER_ID@",
+                "linker": r"@CPP_COMP_LINKER_ID@",
                 "version": "@CPP_COMP_VERSION@",
-                "commands": "@CPP_COMP_CMD_ARRAY@",
+                "commands": r"@CPP_COMP_CMD_ARRAY@",
+                "args": r"@CPP_COMP_ARGS@",
+                "linker args": r"@CPP_COMP_LINK_ARGS@",
             },
         },
         "Machine Information": {
@@ -72,7 +78,7 @@ CONFIG = _cleanup(
                 "detection method": "@BLAS_TYPE_NAME@",
                 "include directory": r"@BLAS_INCLUDEDIR@",
                 "lib directory": r"@BLAS_LIBDIR@",
-                "openblas configuration": "@BLAS_OPENBLAS_CONFIG@",
+                "openblas configuration": r"@BLAS_OPENBLAS_CONFIG@",
                 "pc file directory": r"@BLAS_PCFILEDIR@",
             },
             "lapack": {
@@ -82,7 +88,7 @@ CONFIG = _cleanup(
                 "detection method": "@LAPACK_TYPE_NAME@",
                 "include directory": r"@LAPACK_INCLUDEDIR@",
                 "lib directory": r"@LAPACK_LIBDIR@",
-                "openblas configuration": "@LAPACK_OPENBLAS_CONFIG@",
+                "openblas configuration": r"@LAPACK_OPENBLAS_CONFIG@",
                 "pc file directory": r"@LAPACK_PCFILEDIR@",
             },
         },