diff --git a/reference/exec/functions/escapeshellcmd.xml b/reference/exec/functions/escapeshellcmd.xml
index 6d00ab7f81..36f13521d2 100644
--- a/reference/exec/functions/escapeshellcmd.xml
+++ b/reference/exec/functions/escapeshellcmd.xml
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
   </para>
   <para>
    Following characters are preceded by a backslash:
-   <literal>#&amp;;`|*?~&lt;&gt;^()[]{}$\</literal>, <literal>\x0A</literal>
+   <literal>&amp;#;`|*?~&lt;&gt;^()[]{}$\</literal>, <literal>\x0A</literal>
    and <literal>\xFF</literal>. <literal>'</literal> and <literal>"</literal>
    are escaped only if they are not paired. In Windows, all these characters
    plus <literal>%</literal> and <literal>!</literal> are replaced by a space instead.