diff -Nrup a/job.c b/job.c

--- a/job.c	2016-05-21 16:22:32.000000000 -0400

+++ b/job.c	2017-06-11 09:44:05.330432768 -0400

@@ -3144,13 +3144,14 @@ construct_command_argv_internal (char *l

 #endif

             if (PRESERVE_BSNL)

               {

-                *(ap++) = '\\';

+                *(ap++) = '\'';

                 /* Only non-batch execution needs another backslash,

                    because it will be passed through a recursive

                    invocation of this function.  */

                 if (!batch_mode_shell)

                   *(ap++) = '\\';

                 *(ap++) = '\n';

+                *(ap++) = '\'';

               }

             ++p;

             continue;