diff --git a/src/normal.c b/src/normal.c
index 73505a6..b8c6fc2 100644
--- a/src/normal.c
+++ b/src/normal.c
@@ -5790,7 +5790,7 @@
     {
 	/* Escape the argument properly for a shell command */
 	ptr = vim_strnsave(ptr, n);
-	p = vim_strsave_shellescape(ptr, TRUE);
+	p = vim_strsave_shellescape(ptr, TRUE, TRUE);
 	vim_free(ptr);
 	if (p == NULL)
 	{