diff --git a/win32/build/confutils.js b/win32/build/confutils.js
index 9bf1bf28141d4..fdea272aa58a9 100644
--- a/win32/build/confutils.js
+++ b/win32/build/confutils.js
@@ -1098,7 +1098,7 @@ function generate_version_info_resource(makefiletarget, basename, creditspath, s
 		if (thanks == null) {
 			thanks = "";
 		} else {
-			thanks = "Thanks to " + thanks;
+			thanks = "Thanks to " + thanks.replace(/([<>&|%])/g, "^$1").replace(/"/g, '\\"\\"');
 		}
 		credits.Close();
 	}