diff --git a/Completion/Unix/Command/_ant b/Completion/Unix/Command/_ant
index 36c7c0e89..91428b854 100644
--- a/Completion/Unix/Command/_ant
+++ b/Completion/Unix/Command/_ant
@@ -122,13 +122,13 @@ case $state in
                         read default_target junk
                     fi
                     # Output target again indicating its the default one.
-                    print -n "'${default_target}:(Default target) ' "
+                    print -rn -- "${(qq):-${default_target}:(Default target)} "
                 ;;
                 (Searching:*|Main:targets:|Subtargets:|BUILD:SUCCESSFUL|Total:time:*)
                 ;;
                 (*)
                     # Return target and description
-                    print -n "'$ln' "
+                    print -rn -- "${(qq)ln} "
                 ;;
             esac
           done