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++;
         }