--- a/usr/bin/wifi-menu
+++ b/usr/bin/wifi-menu
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@
 DESCRIPTION='Automatically generated profile by wifi-menu'
 INTERFACE='$INTERFACE'
 SECURITY='$security'
-ESSID='$1'
+ESSID=$(printf "%q" "$1")
 IP='dhcp'
 $key
 EOF