diff --git a/platform/util/src/com/intellij/execution/CommandLineUtil.java b/platform/util/src/com/intellij/execution/CommandLineUtil.java
index fef7ac2ae28c..33fc04a3d41c 100644
--- a/platform/util/src/com/intellij/execution/CommandLineUtil.java
+++ b/platform/util/src/com/intellij/execution/CommandLineUtil.java
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ public class CommandLineUtil {
         }
       }
 
-      if (winShell && StringUtil.containsAnyChar(parameter, WIN_SHELL_SPECIALS)) {
+      if (winShell && isSpecialQuoteNeeded(parameter)) {
         parameter = quote(parameter, SPECIAL_QUOTE);
       }
 
@@ -118,4 +118,8 @@ public class CommandLineUtil {
 
     return new File(StringUtil.unquoteString(execName)).getName();
   }
+
+  public static boolean isSpecialQuoteNeeded(String parameter) {
+    return StringUtil.containsAnyChar(parameter, WIN_SHELL_SPECIALS);
+  }
 }
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