diff --git a/src/libs/utils/consoleprocess.h b/src/libs/utils/consoleprocess.h
index 28be67f0bf2..82d0a5d8bb7 100644
--- a/src/libs/utils/consoleprocess.h
+++ b/src/libs/utils/consoleprocess.h
@@ -70,7 +70,9 @@ public:
     QProcess::ProcessError error() const;
     QString errorString() const;
 
-    bool start(const QString &program, const QString &args);
+    enum class MetaCharMode { Abort, Ignore };
+    bool start(const QString &program, const QString &args,
+               MetaCharMode metaCharMode = MetaCharMode::Ignore);
 public slots:
     void stop();
 
diff --git a/src/libs/utils/consoleprocess_unix.cpp b/src/libs/utils/consoleprocess_unix.cpp
index 53a8c958487..43afffa0a28 100644
--- a/src/libs/utils/consoleprocess_unix.cpp
+++ b/src/libs/utils/consoleprocess_unix.cpp
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ void ConsoleProcess::setSettings(QSettings *settings)
     d->m_settings = settings;
 }
 
-bool ConsoleProcess::start(const QString &program, const QString &args)
+bool ConsoleProcess::start(const QString &program, const QString &args, MetaCharMode metaCharMode)
 {
     if (isRunning())
         return false;
@@ -75,7 +75,8 @@ bool ConsoleProcess::start(const QString &program, const QString &args)
 
     QtcProcess::SplitError perr;
     QtcProcess::Arguments pargs = QtcProcess::prepareArgs(args, &perr, HostOsInfo::hostOs(),
-                                                          &d->m_environment, &d->m_workingDir);
+                                                          &d->m_environment, &d->m_workingDir,
+                                                          metaCharMode == MetaCharMode::Abort);
     QString pcmd;
     if (perr == QtcProcess::SplitOk) {
         pcmd = program;
diff --git a/src/libs/utils/consoleprocess_win.cpp b/src/libs/utils/consoleprocess_win.cpp
index 2a68ddaba82..be65c42cc8d 100644
--- a/src/libs/utils/consoleprocess_win.cpp
+++ b/src/libs/utils/consoleprocess_win.cpp
@@ -51,8 +51,10 @@ qint64 ConsoleProcess::applicationMainThreadID() const
     return d->m_appMainThreadId;
 }
 
-bool ConsoleProcess::start(const QString &program, const QString &args)
+bool ConsoleProcess::start(const QString &program, const QString &args, MetaCharMode metaCharMode)
 {
+    Q_UNUSED(metaCharMode);
+
     if (isRunning())
         return false;
 
diff --git a/src/libs/utils/qtcprocess.cpp b/src/libs/utils/qtcprocess.cpp
index d05746d5b1e..992e1817c02 100644
--- a/src/libs/utils/qtcprocess.cpp
+++ b/src/libs/utils/qtcprocess.cpp
@@ -595,12 +595,12 @@ static QString quoteArgWin(const QString &arg)
 }
 
 QtcProcess::Arguments QtcProcess::prepareArgs(const QString &cmd, SplitError *err, OsType osType,
-                                   const Environment *env, const QString *pwd)
+                                   const Environment *env, const QString *pwd, bool abortOnMeta)
 {
     if (osType == OsTypeWindows)
         return prepareArgsWin(cmd, err, env, pwd);
     else
-        return Arguments::createUnixArgs(splitArgs(cmd, osType, true, err, env, pwd));
+        return Arguments::createUnixArgs(splitArgs(cmd, osType, abortOnMeta, err, env, pwd));
 }
 
 
diff --git a/src/libs/utils/qtcprocess.h b/src/libs/utils/qtcprocess.h
index d3d22d34154..5eeacf666e8 100644
--- a/src/libs/utils/qtcprocess.h
+++ b/src/libs/utils/qtcprocess.h
@@ -79,7 +79,8 @@ public:
     //! Prepare argument of a shell command for feeding into QProcess
     static Arguments prepareArgs(const QString &cmd, SplitError *err,
                                  OsType osType = HostOsInfo::hostOs(),
-                                 const Environment *env = nullptr, const QString *pwd = nullptr);
+                                 const Environment *env = nullptr, const QString *pwd = nullptr,
+                                 bool abortOnMeta = true);
     //! Prepare a shell command for feeding into QProcess
     static bool prepareCommand(const QString &command, const QString &arguments,
                                QString *outCmd, Arguments *outArgs, OsType osType = HostOsInfo::hostOs(),
diff --git a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/devicesupport/sshdeviceprocess.cpp b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/devicesupport/sshdeviceprocess.cpp
index 030e4057a3d..7e8be72c652 100644
--- a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/devicesupport/sshdeviceprocess.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/devicesupport/sshdeviceprocess.cpp
@@ -201,7 +201,8 @@ void SshDeviceProcess::handleConnected()
                 this, &SshDeviceProcess::handleProcessStarted);
         connect(&d->consoleProcess, &ConsoleProcess::stubStopped,
                 this, [this] { handleProcessFinished(d->consoleProcess.errorString()); });
-        d->consoleProcess.start(cmdLine.first(), cmdLine.mid(1).join(' '));
+        d->consoleProcess.start(cmdLine.first(), cmdLine.mid(1).join(' '),
+                                ConsoleProcess::MetaCharMode::Ignore);
     } else {
         connect(d->process.get(), &QSsh::SshRemoteProcess::started,
                 this, &SshDeviceProcess::handleProcessStarted);