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;