diff --git a/src/php/exec/escapeshellarg.js b/src/php/exec/escapeshellarg.js
index 522b13dbb1..2bc662aa5b 100644
--- a/src/php/exec/escapeshellarg.js
+++ b/src/php/exec/escapeshellarg.js
@@ -7,9 +7,7 @@ module.exports = function escapeshellarg (arg) {
 
   var ret = ''
 
-  ret = arg.replace(/[^\\]'/g, function (m, i, s) {
-    return m.slice(0, 1) + '\\\''
-  })
+  ret = arg.replace(/\'/g,'\'\\\'\'')
 
   return "'" + ret + "'"
 }