diff --git a/src/uu/ls/src/quoting_style.rs b/src/uu/ls/src/quoting_style.rs
index c4c8200a4..49456fc22 100644
--- a/src/uu/ls/src/quoting_style.rs
+++ b/src/uu/ls/src/quoting_style.rs
@@ -650,9 +650,9 @@ mod tests {
                 ("one\\two", "literal-show"),
                 ("one\\\\two", "escape"),
                 ("\"one\\\\two\"", "c"),
-                ("one\\two", "shell"),
+                ("'one\\two'", "shell"),
                 ("\'one\\two\'", "shell-always"),
-                ("one\\two", "shell-escape"),
+                ("'one\\two'", "shell-escape"),
                 ("'one\\two'", "shell-escape-always"),
             ],
         );