diff --git a/src/evalfunc.c b/src/evalfunc.c
index 60cd344..c198df1 100644
--- a/src/evalfunc.c
+++ b/src/evalfunc.c
@@ -10461,8 +10461,10 @@
     static void
 f_shellescape(typval_T *argvars, typval_T *rettv)
 {
+    int do_special = non_zero_arg(&argvars[1]);
+
     rettv->vval.v_string = vim_strsave_shellescape(
-		get_tv_string(&argvars[0]), non_zero_arg(&argvars[1]), TRUE);
+			   get_tv_string(&argvars[0]), do_special, do_special);
     rettv->v_type = VAR_STRING;
 }