1 files changed, 3 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/src/nvim/eval.c b/src/nvim/eval.c
index eb437931d4..d8d785395c 100644
--- a/src/nvim/eval.c
+++ b/src/nvim/eval.c
@@ -15066,9 +15066,10 @@ static void f_sha256(typval_T *argvars, typval_T *rettv, FunPtr fptr)
  */
 static void f_shellescape(typval_T *argvars, typval_T *rettv, FunPtr fptr)
 {
+  const bool do_special = non_zero_arg(&argvars[1]);
+
   rettv->vval.v_string = vim_strsave_shellescape(
-      (const char_u *)tv_get_string(&argvars[0]), non_zero_arg(&argvars[1]),
-      true);
+      (const char_u *)tv_get_string(&argvars[0]), do_special, do_special);
   rettv->v_type = VAR_STRING;
 }