diff --git a/nixos/modules/programs/bash/bash.nix b/nixos/modules/programs/bash/bash.nix
index 424e1506b4c..f664e222555 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/programs/bash/bash.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/programs/bash/bash.nix
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ let
   '';
 
   bashAliases = concatStringsSep "\n" (
-    mapAttrsFlatten (k: v: "alias ${k}='${v}'") cfg.shellAliases
+    mapAttrsFlatten (k: v: "alias ${k}=${escapeShellArg v}") cfg.shellAliases
   );
 
 in