diff --git a/server/util.c b/server/util.c

index 4eac462..7373fec 100644

--- a/server/util.c

+++ b/server/util.c

@@ -2317,13 +2317,12 @@ AP_DECLARE(char *) ap_escape_quotes(apr_pool_t *p, const char *instring)

      * in front of every " that doesn't already have one.

      */

     while (*inchr != '\0') {

-        if ((*inchr == '\\') && (inchr[1] != '\0')) {

-            *outchr++ = *inchr++;

-            *outchr++ = *inchr++;

-        }

         if (*inchr == '"') {

             *outchr++ = '\\';

         }

+        if ((*inchr == '\\') && (inchr[1] != '\0')) {

+            *outchr++ = *inchr++;

+        }

         if (*inchr != '\0') {

             *outchr++ = *inchr++;

         }