diff --git a/build.xml b/build.xml
index ae92de823..160259ef4 100644
--- a/build.xml
+++ b/build.xml
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@
     <target name="deploy:ssh">
         <echo message="${comment}..."/>
         <echo message="${command}"/>
-        <exec executable="ssh" passthru="true" checkreturn="true">
+        <exec executable="ssh" passthru="true" checkreturn="true" escape="false">
             <arg value="${deploy.ssh.target}"/>
             <arg value="-p ${deploy.ssh.port}"/>
             <arg value="'${command}'"/>