diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 7c8e0a988..403394560 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2010-02-14  Vladimir Serbinenko  <phcoder@gmail.com>
+
+	* util/grub-mkconfig_lib.in (prepare_grub_to_access_device): Enclose
+	set root in single quotes to prevent \, from being unescaped.
+
 2010-02-14  Vladimir Serbinenko  <phcoder@gmail.com>
 
 	Prevent unknown commands from stopping menuentry execution.
diff --git a/util/grub-mkconfig_lib.in b/util/grub-mkconfig_lib.in
index fc24c7b70..45354041a 100644
--- a/util/grub-mkconfig_lib.in
+++ b/util/grub-mkconfig_lib.in
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ prepare_grub_to_access_device ()
 
   # If there's a filesystem UUID that GRUB is capable of identifying, use it;
   # otherwise set root as per value in device.map.
-  echo "set root=`${grub_probe} --device ${device} --target=drive`"
+  echo "set root='`${grub_probe} --device ${device} --target=drive`'"
   if fs_uuid="`${grub_probe} --device ${device} --target=fs_uuid 2> /dev/null`" ; then
     echo "search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set ${fs_uuid}"
   fi