diff --git a/misc/blkid.c b/misc/blkid.c
index 388abad..248cacf 100644
--- a/misc/blkid.c
+++ b/misc/blkid.c
@@ -86,7 +86,9 @@
 			fputc('^', stdout);
 			ch ^= 0x40; /* ^@, ^A, ^B; ^? for DEL */
 		}
-		fputc(ch, stdout);
+		if (ch != '"') {
+			fputc(ch, stdout);
+		}
 	}
 }