diff --git a/src/basic/escape.c b/src/basic/escape.c
index 25f3861a5f..ce57fcc762 100644
--- a/src/basic/escape.c
+++ b/src/basic/escape.c
@@ -561,5 +561,5 @@ char* quote_command_line(char **argv, ShellEscapeFlags flags) {
                         return NULL;
         }
 
-        return TAKE_PTR(result);
+        return str_realloc(TAKE_PTR(result));
 }