diff --git a/src/bin/pg_basebackup/pg_basebackup.c b/src/bin/pg_basebackup/pg_basebackup.c
new file mode 100644
index 77a7c14..9c910cb
*** a/src/bin/pg_basebackup/pg_basebackup.c
--- b/src/bin/pg_basebackup/pg_basebackup.c
*************** GenerateRecoveryConf(PGconn *conn)
*** 1716,1724 ****
  
  	if (replication_slot)
  	{
! 		escaped = escape_quotes(replication_slot);
  		appendPQExpBuffer(recoveryconfcontents, "primary_slot_name = '%s'\n", replication_slot);
- 		free(escaped);
  	}
  
  	if (PQExpBufferBroken(recoveryconfcontents) ||
--- 1716,1727 ----
  
  	if (replication_slot)
  	{
! 		/*
! 		 * The slot name does not need escaping as it can only consist of [a-zA-Z0-9_].
! 		 * The validity of the name has already been proven, as a slot must have been
! 		 * successfully created with that name to reach this point.
! 		 */
  		appendPQExpBuffer(recoveryconfcontents, "primary_slot_name = '%s'\n", replication_slot);
  	}
  
  	if (PQExpBufferBroken(recoveryconfcontents) ||