diff --git a/builtin/clean.c b/builtin/clean.c
index dee44fff6e..687ab473c2 100644
--- a/builtin/clean.c
+++ b/builtin/clean.c
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ static int remove_dirs(struct strbuf *path, const char *prefix, int force_flag,
 	if ((force_flag & REMOVE_DIR_KEEP_NESTED_GIT) &&
 	    is_nonbare_repository_dir(path)) {
 		if (!quiet) {
-			quote_path(path->buf, prefix, &quoted);
+			quote_path(path->buf, prefix, &quoted, 0);
 			printf(dry_run ?  _(msg_would_skip_git_dir) : _(msg_skip_git_dir),
 					quoted.buf);
 		}
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ static int remove_dirs(struct strbuf *path, const char *prefix, int force_flag,
 		res = dry_run ? 0 : rmdir(path->buf);
 		if (res) {
 			int saved_errno = errno;
-			quote_path(path->buf, prefix, &quoted);
+			quote_path(path->buf, prefix, &quoted, 0);
 			errno = saved_errno;
 			warning_errno(_(msg_warn_remove_failed), quoted.buf);
 			*dir_gone = 0;
@@ -202,7 +202,7 @@ static int remove_dirs(struct strbuf *path, const char *prefix, int force_flag,
 			if (remove_dirs(path, prefix, force_flag, dry_run, quiet, &gone))
 				ret = 1;
 			if (gone) {
-				quote_path(path->buf, prefix, &quoted);
+				quote_path(path->buf, prefix, &quoted, 0);
 				string_list_append(&dels, quoted.buf);
 			} else
 				*dir_gone = 0;
@@ -210,11 +210,11 @@ static int remove_dirs(struct strbuf *path, const char *prefix, int force_flag,
 		} else {
 			res = dry_run ? 0 : unlink(path->buf);
 			if (!res) {
-				quote_path(path->buf, prefix, &quoted);
+				quote_path(path->buf, prefix, &quoted, 0);
 				string_list_append(&dels, quoted.buf);
 			} else {
 				int saved_errno = errno;
-				quote_path(path->buf, prefix, &quoted);
+				quote_path(path->buf, prefix, &quoted, 0);
 				errno = saved_errno;
 				warning_errno(_(msg_warn_remove_failed), quoted.buf);
 				*dir_gone = 0;
@@ -238,7 +238,7 @@ static int remove_dirs(struct strbuf *path, const char *prefix, int force_flag,
 			*dir_gone = 1;
 		else {
 			int saved_errno = errno;
-			quote_path(path->buf, prefix, &quoted);
+			quote_path(path->buf, prefix, &quoted, 0);
 			errno = saved_errno;
 			warning_errno(_(msg_warn_remove_failed), quoted.buf);
 			*dir_gone = 0;
@@ -266,7 +266,7 @@ static void pretty_print_dels(void)
 	struct column_options copts;
 
 	for_each_string_list_item(item, &del_list) {
-		qname = quote_path(item->string, NULL, &buf);
+		qname = quote_path(item->string, NULL, &buf, 0);
 		string_list_append(&list, qname);
 	}
 
@@ -753,7 +753,7 @@ static int ask_each_cmd(void)
 	for_each_string_list_item(item, &del_list) {
 		/* Ctrl-D should stop removing files */
 		if (!eof) {
-			qname = quote_path(item->string, NULL, &buf);
+			qname = quote_path(item->string, NULL, &buf, 0);
 			/* TRANSLATORS: Make sure to keep [y/N] as is */
 			printf(_("Remove %s [y/N]? "), qname);
 			if (git_read_line_interactively(&confirm) == EOF) {
@@ -1047,19 +1047,19 @@ int cmd_clean(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 			if (remove_dirs(&abs_path, prefix, rm_flags, dry_run, quiet, &gone))
 				errors++;
 			if (gone && !quiet) {
-				qname = quote_path(item->string, NULL, &buf);
+				qname = quote_path(item->string, NULL, &buf, 0);
 				printf(dry_run ? _(msg_would_remove) : _(msg_remove), qname);
 			}
 		} else {
 			res = dry_run ? 0 : unlink(abs_path.buf);
 			if (res) {
 				int saved_errno = errno;
-				qname = quote_path(item->string, NULL, &buf);
+				qname = quote_path(item->string, NULL, &buf, 0);
 				errno = saved_errno;
 				warning_errno(_(msg_warn_remove_failed), qname);
 				errors++;
 			} else if (!quiet) {
-				qname = quote_path(item->string, NULL, &buf);
+				qname = quote_path(item->string, NULL, &buf, 0);
 				printf(dry_run ? _(msg_would_remove) : _(msg_remove), qname);
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/builtin/grep.c b/builtin/grep.c
index 9a91ad643a..c8037388c6 100644
--- a/builtin/grep.c
+++ b/builtin/grep.c
@@ -319,7 +319,7 @@ static void grep_source_name(struct grep_opt *opt, const char *filename,
 	}
 
 	if (opt->relative && opt->prefix_length)
-		quote_path(filename + tree_name_len, opt->prefix, out);
+		quote_path(filename + tree_name_len, opt->prefix, out, 0);
 	else
 		quote_c_style(filename + tree_name_len, out, NULL, 0);
 
diff --git a/quote.c b/quote.c
index 7bb519c1a7..03ca85afb0 100644
--- a/quote.c
+++ b/quote.c
@@ -352,12 +352,12 @@ void write_name_quoted_relative(const char *name, const char *prefix,
 }
 
 /* quote path as relative to the given prefix */
-char *quote_path(const char *in, const char *prefix, struct strbuf *out)
+char *quote_path(const char *in, const char *prefix, struct strbuf *out, unsigned flags)
 {
 	struct strbuf sb = STRBUF_INIT;
 	const char *rel = relative_path(in, prefix, &sb);
 	strbuf_reset(out);
-	quote_c_style_counted(rel, strlen(rel), out, NULL, 0);
+	quote_c_style_counted(rel, strlen(rel), out, NULL, flags);
 	strbuf_release(&sb);
 
 	return out->buf;
diff --git a/quote.h b/quote.h
index 837cb42a71..db7140b3c7 100644
--- a/quote.h
+++ b/quote.h
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ void write_name_quoted_relative(const char *name, const char *prefix,
 				FILE *fp, int terminator);
 
 /* quote path as relative to the given prefix */
-char *quote_path(const char *in, const char *prefix, struct strbuf *out);
+char *quote_path(const char *in, const char *prefix, struct strbuf *out, unsigned);
 
 /* quoting as a string literal for other languages */
 void perl_quote_buf(struct strbuf *sb, const char *src);
diff --git a/wt-status.c b/wt-status.c
index 6b87592856..d6ca7bd52c 100644
--- a/wt-status.c
+++ b/wt-status.c
@@ -336,7 +336,7 @@ static void wt_longstatus_print_unmerged_data(struct wt_status *s,
 		memset(padding, ' ', label_width);
 	}
 
-	one = quote_path(it->string, s->prefix, &onebuf);
+	one = quote_path(it->string, s->prefix, &onebuf, 0);
 	status_printf(s, color(WT_STATUS_HEADER, s), "\t");
 
 	how = wt_status_unmerged_status_string(d->stagemask);
@@ -402,8 +402,8 @@ static void wt_longstatus_print_change_data(struct wt_status *s,
 	if (d->rename_status == status)
 		one_name = d->rename_source;
 
-	one = quote_path(one_name, s->prefix, &onebuf);
-	two = quote_path(two_name, s->prefix, &twobuf);
+	one = quote_path(one_name, s->prefix, &onebuf, 0);
+	two = quote_path(two_name, s->prefix, &twobuf, 0);
 
 	status_printf(s, color(WT_STATUS_HEADER, s), "\t");
 	what = wt_status_diff_status_string(status);
@@ -964,7 +964,7 @@ static void wt_longstatus_print_other(struct wt_status *s,
 		struct string_list_item *it;
 		const char *path;
 		it = &(l->items[i]);
-		path = quote_path(it->string, s->prefix, &buf);
+		path = quote_path(it->string, s->prefix, &buf, 0);
 		if (column_active(s->colopts)) {
 			string_list_append(&output, path);
 			continue;
@@ -1848,7 +1848,7 @@ static void wt_shortstatus_unmerged(struct string_list_item *it,
 	} else {
 		struct strbuf onebuf = STRBUF_INIT;
 		const char *one;
-		one = quote_path(it->string, s->prefix, &onebuf);
+		one = quote_path(it->string, s->prefix, &onebuf, 0);
 		printf(" %s\n", one);
 		strbuf_release(&onebuf);
 	}
@@ -1877,7 +1877,7 @@ static void wt_shortstatus_status(struct string_list_item *it,
 		const char *one;
 
 		if (d->rename_source) {
-			one = quote_path(d->rename_source, s->prefix, &onebuf);
+			one = quote_path(d->rename_source, s->prefix, &onebuf, 0);
 			if (*one != '"' && strchr(one, ' ') != NULL) {
 				putchar('"');
 				strbuf_addch(&onebuf, '"');
@@ -1886,7 +1886,7 @@ static void wt_shortstatus_status(struct string_list_item *it,
 			printf("%s -> ", one);
 			strbuf_release(&onebuf);
 		}
-		one = quote_path(it->string, s->prefix, &onebuf);
+		one = quote_path(it->string, s->prefix, &onebuf, 0);
 		if (*one != '"' && strchr(one, ' ') != NULL) {
 			putchar('"');
 			strbuf_addch(&onebuf, '"');
@@ -1905,7 +1905,7 @@ static void wt_shortstatus_other(struct string_list_item *it,
 	} else {
 		struct strbuf onebuf = STRBUF_INIT;
 		const char *one;
-		one = quote_path(it->string, s->prefix, &onebuf);
+		one = quote_path(it->string, s->prefix, &onebuf, 0);
 		color_fprintf(s->fp, color(WT_STATUS_UNTRACKED, s), "%s", sign);
 		printf(" %s\n", one);
 		strbuf_release(&onebuf);
@@ -2222,9 +2222,9 @@ static void wt_porcelain_v2_print_changed_entry(
 		 */
 		sep_char = '\t';
 		eol_char = '\n';
-		path = quote_path(it->string, s->prefix, &buf);
+		path = quote_path(it->string, s->prefix, &buf, 0);
 		if (d->rename_source)
-			path_from = quote_path(d->rename_source, s->prefix, &buf_from);
+			path_from = quote_path(d->rename_source, s->prefix, &buf_from, 0);
 	}
 
 	if (path_from)
@@ -2310,7 +2310,7 @@ static void wt_porcelain_v2_print_unmerged_entry(
 	if (s->null_termination)
 		path_index = it->string;
 	else
-		path_index = quote_path(it->string, s->prefix, &buf_index);
+		path_index = quote_path(it->string, s->prefix, &buf_index, 0);
 
 	fprintf(s->fp, "%c %s %s %06o %06o %06o %06o %s %s %s %s%c",
 			unmerged_prefix, key, submodule_token,
@@ -2343,7 +2343,7 @@ static void wt_porcelain_v2_print_other(
 		path = it->string;
 		eol_char = '\0';
 	} else {
-		path = quote_path(it->string, s->prefix, &buf);
+		path = quote_path(it->string, s->prefix, &buf, 0);
 		eol_char = '\n';
 	}
 
