diff --git a/lib/svn2git/migration.rb b/lib/svn2git/migration.rb
index bd0f6b2..45fe9a8 100755
--- a/lib/svn2git/migration.rb
+++ b/lib/svn2git/migration.rb
@@ -154,6 +154,7 @@ def parse(args)
 
     def self.escape_quotes(str)
       str.gsub(/'|"/) { |c| "\\#{c}" }
+         .gsub(/\$/)  { |c| '\\$' }
     end
 
     def escape_quotes(str)