diff --git a/tools/shell/src/shellEngine.c b/tools/shell/src/shellEngine.c
index befcfc0731fec30dd3f8266415398840fe9b15ad..08fe2cbc32f080ca83fbe952924b69e5e2505902 100644
--- a/tools/shell/src/shellEngine.c
+++ b/tools/shell/src/shellEngine.c
@@ -141,6 +141,9 @@ int32_t shellRunCommand(char *command) {
             *p++ = '\\';
           }
           break;
+        default:
+          *p++ = '\\';
+          break;
       }
       *p++ = c;
       esc = false;