diff --git a/Source/cmLocalGenerator.cxx b/Source/cmLocalGenerator.cxx
index 851e34f57..4156f321c 100644
--- a/Source/cmLocalGenerator.cxx
+++ b/Source/cmLocalGenerator.cxx
@@ -2247,6 +2247,10 @@ std::string cmLocalGenerator::ConvertToOutputFormat(const char* source,
       }
     result = this->EscapeForShell(result.c_str(), true, false);
     }
+  else if(output == RESPONSE)
+    {
+    result = this->EscapeForShell(result.c_str(), false, false);
+    }
   return result;
 }
 
diff --git a/Source/cmLocalGenerator.h b/Source/cmLocalGenerator.h
index becdfff7b..489b61374 100644
--- a/Source/cmLocalGenerator.h
+++ b/Source/cmLocalGenerator.h
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ public:
    * path setting
    */
   enum RelativeRoot { NONE, FULL, HOME, START, HOME_OUTPUT, START_OUTPUT };
-  enum OutputFormat { UNCHANGED, MAKEFILE, SHELL };
+  enum OutputFormat { UNCHANGED, MAKEFILE, SHELL, RESPONSE };
   std::string ConvertToOutputFormat(const char* source, OutputFormat output);
   std::string Convert(const char* remote, RelativeRoot local,
                       OutputFormat output = UNCHANGED,
diff --git a/Source/cmMakefileTargetGenerator.cxx b/Source/cmMakefileTargetGenerator.cxx
index dd459507e..e35e5a31d 100644
--- a/Source/cmMakefileTargetGenerator.cxx
+++ b/Source/cmMakefileTargetGenerator.cxx
@@ -1329,7 +1329,7 @@ public:
     this->NextObject =
       this->LocalGenerator->Convert(obj.c_str(),
                                     cmLocalGenerator::START_OUTPUT,
-                                    cmLocalGenerator::SHELL);
+                                    cmLocalGenerator::RESPONSE);
 
     // Roll over to next string if the limit will be exceeded.
     if(this->LengthLimit != std::string::npos &&