diff --git a/src/pager.cpp b/src/pager.cpp
index dc6802308..591262b33 100644
--- a/src/pager.cpp
+++ b/src/pager.cpp
@@ -306,7 +306,7 @@ static comp_info_list_t process_completions_into_infos(const completion_list_t &
         comp_t *comp_info = &result.at(i);
 
         // Append the single completion string. We may later merge these into multiple.
-        comp_info->comp.push_back(escape_string(comp.completion, ESCAPE_ALL | ESCAPE_NO_QUOTED));
+        comp_info->comp.push_back(escape_string(comp.completion, ESCAPE_NO_QUOTED));
 
         // Append the mangled description.
         comp_info->desc = comp.description;