1 files changed, 6 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/Source/cmMakefileTargetGenerator.cxx b/Source/cmMakefileTargetGenerator.cxx
index 3a89d75..d326ec5 100644
--- a/Source/cmMakefileTargetGenerator.cxx
+++ b/Source/cmMakefileTargetGenerator.cxx
@@ -788,8 +788,12 @@ void cmMakefileTargetGenerator::WriteObjectBuildFile(
     if (!compileCommands.empty() && !compilerLauncher.empty()) {
       std::vector<std::string> args;
       cmSystemTools::ExpandListArgument(compilerLauncher, args, true);
-      for (std::string& i : args) {
-        i = this->LocalGenerator->EscapeForShell(i);
+      if (!args.empty()) {
+        args[0] = this->LocalGenerator->ConvertToOutputFormat(
+          args[0], cmOutputConverter::SHELL);
+        for (std::string& i : cmMakeRange(args.begin() + 1, args.end())) {
+          i = this->LocalGenerator->EscapeForShell(i);
+        }
       }
       compileCommands.front().insert(0, cmJoin(args, " ") + " ");
     }