diff --git a/src/openrct2/platform/linux.c b/src/openrct2/platform/linux.c
index 5a328ec9ad..13da850a44 100644
--- a/src/openrct2/platform/linux.c
+++ b/src/openrct2/platform/linux.c
@@ -376,7 +376,7 @@ bool platform_open_common_file_dialog(utf8 *outFilename, file_dialog_desc *desc,
 				}
 			}
 
-			snprintf(cmd, MAX_PATH, "%s --title \"%s\" %s '%s/' ~ \"%s\"", executable, desc->title, action, desc->initial_directory, filter);
+			snprintf(cmd, MAX_PATH, "%s --title '%s' %s '%s/' ~ '%s'", executable, desc->title, action, desc->initial_directory, filter);
 			break;
 		case DT_ZENITY:
 			action = "--file-selection";
@@ -412,15 +412,15 @@ bool platform_open_common_file_dialog(utf8 *outFilename, file_dialog_desc *desc,
 					filterPatternRegex[regexIterator+1] = 0;
 
 					char filterTemp[100] = { 0 };
-					snprintf(filterTemp, countof(filterTemp), " --file-filter=\"%s | %s\"", desc->filters[j].name, filterPatternRegex);
+					snprintf(filterTemp, countof(filterTemp), " --file-filter='%s | %s'", desc->filters[j].name, filterPatternRegex);
 					safe_strcat(filter, filterTemp, countof(filter));
 				}
 			}
 			char filterTemp[100] = { 0 };
-			snprintf(filterTemp, countof(filterTemp), " --file-filter=\"%s | *\"", (char *)language_get_string(STR_ALL_FILES));
+			snprintf(filterTemp, countof(filterTemp), " --file-filter='%s | *'", (char *)language_get_string(STR_ALL_FILES));
 			safe_strcat(filter, filterTemp, countof(filter));
 
-			snprintf(cmd, MAX_PATH, "%s %s --filename='%s/' %s --title=\"%s\" / %s", executable, action, desc->initial_directory, flags, desc->title, filter);
+			snprintf(cmd, MAX_PATH, "%s %s --filename='%s/' %s --title='%s' / %s", executable, action, desc->initial_directory, flags, desc->title, filter);
 			break;
 		default: return 0;
 	}
@@ -473,10 +473,10 @@ utf8 *platform_open_directory_browser(utf8 *title) {
 
 	switch (dtype) {
 		case DT_KDIALOG:
-			snprintf(cmd, MAX_PATH, "%s --title \"%s\" --getexistingdirectory /", executable, title);
+			snprintf(cmd, MAX_PATH, "%s --title '%s' --getexistingdirectory /", executable, title);
 			break;
 		case DT_ZENITY:
-			snprintf(cmd, MAX_PATH, "%s --title=\"%s\" --file-selection --directory /", executable, title);
+			snprintf(cmd, MAX_PATH, "%s --title='%s' --file-selection --directory /", executable, title);
 			break;
 		default: return 0;
 	}