diff --git a/tools/qfcc/include/strpool.h b/tools/qfcc/include/strpool.h
index 10b99f336..e6e065cb8 100644
--- a/tools/qfcc/include/strpool.h
+++ b/tools/qfcc/include/strpool.h
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ const char *save_string (const char *str);
 
 const char *make_string (char *token, char **end);
 
+const char *html_string (const char *str);
 const char *quote_string (const char *str);
 
 #endif//__strpool_h
diff --git a/tools/qfcc/source/dot_flow.c b/tools/qfcc/source/dot_flow.c
index 4207c56e7..76245de55 100644
--- a/tools/qfcc/source/dot_flow.c
+++ b/tools/qfcc/source/dot_flow.c
@@ -53,10 +53,10 @@ static void
 flow_statement (dstring_t *dstr, statement_t *s)
 {
 	dasprintf (dstr, "        <tr>");
-	dasprintf (dstr, "<td>%s</td>", quote_string (s->opcode));
-	dasprintf (dstr, "<td>%s</td>", operand_string (s->opa));
-	dasprintf (dstr, "<td>%s</td>", operand_string (s->opb));
-	dasprintf (dstr, "<td>%s</td>", operand_string (s->opc));
+	dasprintf (dstr, "<td>%s</td>", html_string(quote_string (s->opcode)));
+	dasprintf (dstr, "<td>%s</td>", html_string(operand_string (s->opa)));
+	dasprintf (dstr, "<td>%s</td>", html_string(operand_string (s->opb)));
+	dasprintf (dstr, "<td>%s</td>", html_string(operand_string (s->opc)));
 	dasprintf (dstr, "</tr>\n");
 }
 
diff --git a/tools/qfcc/source/strpool.c b/tools/qfcc/source/strpool.c
index a715c87ce..3f0e1cc9d 100644
--- a/tools/qfcc/source/strpool.c
+++ b/tools/qfcc/source/strpool.c
@@ -360,7 +360,7 @@ make_string (char *token, char **end)
 }
 
 const char *
-quote_string (const char *str)
+html_string (const char *str)
 {
 	static dstring_t *q;
 	char        c[2] = {0, 0};
@@ -372,9 +372,6 @@ quote_string (const char *str)
 	dstring_clearstr (q);
 	while ((c[0] = *str++)) {
 		switch (c[0]) {
-			case '\n':
-				dstring_appendstr (q, "\\\\n");
-				break;
 			case '<':
 				dstring_appendstr (q, "&lt;");
 				break;
@@ -387,6 +384,54 @@ quote_string (const char *str)
 			case '"':
 				dstring_appendstr (q, "&quot;");
 				break;
+			default:
+				dstring_appendstr (q, c);
+				break;
+		}
+	}
+	return q->str;
+}
+
+const char *
+quote_string (const char *str)
+{
+	static dstring_t *q;
+	char        c[2] = {0, 0};
+
+	if (!str)
+		return "(null)";
+	if (!q)
+		q = dstring_new ();
+	dstring_clearstr (q);
+	while ((c[0] = *str++)) {
+		switch (c[0]) {
+			case '\a':
+				dstring_appendstr (q, "\\a");
+				break;
+			case '\b':
+				dstring_appendstr (q, "\\b");
+				break;
+			case '\f':
+				dstring_appendstr (q, "\\f");
+				break;
+			case '\n':
+				dstring_appendstr (q, "\\n");
+				break;
+			case '\r':
+				dstring_appendstr (q, "\\r");
+				break;
+			case '\t':
+				dstring_appendstr (q, "\\t");
+				break;
+			case '\\':
+				dstring_appendstr (q, "\\\\");
+				break;
+			case '\'':
+				dstring_appendstr (q, "\\'");
+				break;
+			case '\"':
+				dstring_appendstr (q, "\\\"");
+				break;
 			default:
 				if (c[0] >= 127 || c[0] < 32)
 					dasprintf (q, "\\\\x%02d", (byte) c[0]);