diff --git a/krArc/krarc.cpp b/krArc/krarc.cpp
index f4d621e..6a9d75f 100644
--- a/krArc/krarc.cpp
+++ b/krArc/krarc.cpp
@@ -1656,7 +1656,7 @@ TQString kio_krarcProtocol::escape( TQString name ) {
 	const TQString evilstuff = "\\\"'`()[]{}!?;$&<>| ";		// stuff that should get escaped
 	
 	for ( unsigned int i = 0; i < evilstuff.length(); ++i )
-		name.tqreplace( evilstuff[ i ], (TQString('\\') + evilstuff[ i ]) );
+		name.tqreplace( evilstuff[ i ], (TQString("\\") + evilstuff[ i ]) );
 	
 	return name;
 }
diff --git a/krusader/UserAction/expander.cpp b/krusader/UserAction/expander.cpp
index fc4aab9..559a7ac 100644
--- a/krusader/UserAction/expander.cpp
+++ b/krusader/UserAction/expander.cpp
@@ -339,7 +339,7 @@ TQString bashquote( TQString s ) {
     static const TQString evilstuff = "\\\"'`()[]{}!?;$&<>| \t\r\n";		// stuff that should get escaped
      
     for ( unsigned int i = 0; i < evilstuff.length(); ++i )
-        s.tqreplace( evilstuff[ i ], (TQString('\\') + evilstuff[ i ]) );
+        s.tqreplace( evilstuff[ i ], (TQString("\\") + evilstuff[ i ]) );
 
     return s;
 }
diff --git a/krusader/krservices.cpp b/krusader/krservices.cpp
index 463247d..768b431 100644
--- a/krusader/krservices.cpp
+++ b/krusader/krservices.cpp
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ TQString KrServices::escape( TQString name ) {
   const TQString evilstuff = "\\\"'`()[]{}!?;$&<>| \t\r\n";		// stuff that should get escaped
      
     for ( unsigned int i = 0; i < evilstuff.length(); ++i )
-        name.tqreplace( evilstuff[ i ], (TQString('\\') + evilstuff[ i ]) );
+        name.tqreplace( evilstuff[ i ], (TQString("\\") + evilstuff[ i ]) );
 
   return name;
 }