diff --git a/src/bin/e_desktop_editor.c b/src/bin/e_desktop_editor.c
index 5d5142464..3a28724ec 100644
--- a/src/bin/e_desktop_editor.c
+++ b/src/bin/e_desktop_editor.c
@@ -1045,7 +1045,7 @@ _e_desktop_edit_cb_exec_select_ok(void *data, E_Dialog *dia)
    file = e_widget_fsel_selection_path_get(cfdata->editor->exec_fsel);
 
    E_FREE(cfdata->exec);
-   IFDUP(file, cfdata->exec);
+   cfdata->exec = eina_str_escape(file);
 
    _e_desktop_edit_cb_exec_select_cancel(data, dia);
 }