diff --git a/src/main/java/net/schmizz/sshj/xfer/scp/ScpCommandLine.java b/src/main/java/net/schmizz/sshj/xfer/scp/ScpCommandLine.java
index 75b70297..34f6d358 100644
--- a/src/main/java/net/schmizz/sshj/xfer/scp/ScpCommandLine.java
+++ b/src/main/java/net/schmizz/sshj/xfer/scp/ScpCommandLine.java
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ String escapedPath(String path) {
         SingleQuote {
             @Override
             String escapedPath(String path) {
-                return "\'" + path.replace("'", "\\'") + "'";
+                return "\"" + path.replace("'", "\'") + "\"";
             }
         };