diff --git a/autoload/ale/fixers/clangformat.vim b/autoload/ale/fixers/clangformat.vim
index 81498ebd..444f9015 100644
--- a/autoload/ale/fixers/clangformat.vim
+++ b/autoload/ale/fixers/clangformat.vim
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ function! ale#fixers#clangformat#Fix(buffer) abort
     let l:use_local_file = ale#Var(a:buffer, 'c_clangformat_use_local_file')
 
     if l:style_option isnot# ''
-        let l:style_option = '-style=' . "'" . l:style_option . "'"
+        let l:style_option = '-style=' . ale#Escape(l:style_option)
     endif
 
     if l:use_local_file
diff --git a/test/fixers/test_clangformat_fixer_callback.vader b/test/fixers/test_clangformat_fixer_callback.vader
index 130ca7f7..4421123d 100644
--- a/test/fixers/test_clangformat_fixer_callback.vader
+++ b/test/fixers/test_clangformat_fixer_callback.vader
@@ -45,7 +45,8 @@ Execute(The clangformat callback should include style options as well):
   \ {
   \   'command': ale#Escape(g:ale_c_clangformat_executable)
   \     . ' --assume-filename=' . ale#Escape(bufname(bufnr('')))
-  \     . ' --some-option' . " -style='{BasedOnStyle: Microsoft, ColumnLimit:80,}'",
+  \     . ' --some-option'
+  \     . ' -style=' . ale#Escape(g:ale_c_clangformat_style_option)
   \ },
   \ ale#fixers#clangformat#Fix(bufnr(''))