diff --git a/changelog/src/main/org/apache/maven/svnlib/SvnChangeLogGenerator.java b/changelog/src/main/org/apache/maven/svnlib/SvnChangeLogGenerator.java
index 372b2027..71e85622 100644
--- a/changelog/src/main/org/apache/maven/svnlib/SvnChangeLogGenerator.java
+++ b/changelog/src/main/org/apache/maven/svnlib/SvnChangeLogGenerator.java
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ class SvnChangeLogGenerator extends AbstractChangeLogGenerator
     {
         SimpleDateFormat outputDate = new SimpleDateFormat("yyyy-MM-dd");
         // Tell SVN to sort log entries from newest to oldest.
-        return "-r\"{" + outputDate.format(to) + "}:{" +
+        return "\"-r{" + outputDate.format(to) + "}:{" +
             outputDate.format(before) + "}\"";
     }