diff --git a/src/Export/ExportFileAbstractBase.cpp b/src/Export/ExportFileAbstractBase.cpp
index 62dd66a6..b5c8a4be 100644
--- a/src/Export/ExportFileAbstractBase.cpp
+++ b/src/Export/ExportFileAbstractBase.cpp
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ QString ExportFileAbstractBase::wrapInDoubleQuotesIfNeeded (const DocumentModelE
       (valueString.indexOf (",") >= 0)) {
 
     // Eliminate ambiguities according to RFC 4180
-    newValueString = """" + valueString + """";
+    newValueString = QString ("\"%1\"").arg (valueString);
   }
 
   return newValueString;