diff --git a/scripts/fix-i18n.pl b/scripts/fix-i18n.pl
index 8f23673561..5d5e8f68b9 100755
--- a/scripts/fix-i18n.pl
+++ b/scripts/fix-i18n.pl
@@ -70,6 +70,8 @@ if ($_ =~ m/^(\s+)"(.*?)"(: *)"(.*?)"(,?)$/) {
         }
 
         if ($sub) {
+            $src =~ s/"/\\"/g;
+            $dst =~ s/"/\\"/g;
             print qq($indent"$src"$colon"$dst"$comma\n);
             last;
         }