diff --git a/build-scripts/wikiheaders.pl b/build-scripts/wikiheaders.pl
index 019304e9b0..d4205b8ffd 100755
--- a/build-scripts/wikiheaders.pl
+++ b/build-scripts/wikiheaders.pl
@@ -427,6 +427,7 @@ sub dewikify_chunk {
         # make sure these can't become part of roff syntax.
         $str =~ s/\./\\[char46]/gms;
         $str =~ s/"/\\(dq/gms;
+        $str =~ s/'/\\(aq/gms;
 
         if ($wikitype eq 'mediawiki') {
             # Dump obvious wikilinks.