diff --git a/man/view_man.cgi b/man/view_man.cgi
index 22a13db63..acdc666e2 100755
--- a/man/view_man.cgi
+++ b/man/view_man.cgi
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ else {
 		$manout = &backquote_command("$config{'man2html_path'} -v 2>&1", 1);
 		if ($manout =~ /Version:\s+([0-9\.]+)/i && $1 >= 3) {
 			# New version uses a different syntax!
-			$cmd .= " $qout | nroff -mman | $config{'man2html_path'} --cgiurl \"view_man.cgi?page=\\\${title}&sec=\\\${section}&opts=$in{'opts'}\" --bare";
+			$cmd .= " $qout | nroff -mman | $config{'man2html_path'} --cgiurl ".quotemeta("view_man.cgi?page=\\\${title}&sec=\\\${section}&opts=$in{'opts'}")." --bare";
 			$out = &backquote_command("$cmd 2>&1", 1);
 			}
 		else {