diff --git a/wsl/setup-git.ts b/wsl/setup-git.ts
index ab4e2007..d96f94e5 100755
--- a/wsl/setup-git.ts
+++ b/wsl/setup-git.ts
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ const ensureGitHubTokenScopes = async (): Promise<() => Promise<void>> => {
 		// bun shell doesn't support reading from stdout and stderr while running a command
 		// ref: https://github.com/oven-sh/bun/issues/14693
 		const process = spawn(
-			["gh", "auth", ...$.escape(subcommand).split(" ")],
+			["gh", "auth", ...subcommand.split(" ")],
 			// default is "inherit" which just logs to the console
 			// ref: https://bun.sh/docs/api/spawn#output-streams
 			{ stderr: "pipe" },