diff --git a/res/res_monitor.c b/res/res_monitor.c
index d3d85f6ad8..02c1583628 100755
--- a/res/res_monitor.c
+++ b/res/res_monitor.c
@@ -251,7 +251,7 @@ int ast_monitor_stop(struct ast_channel *chan, int need_lock)
 			
 			snprintf(tmp, sizeof(tmp), "%s \"%s/%s-in.%s\" \"%s/%s-out.%s\" \"%s/%s.%s\" %s &", execute, dir, name, format, dir, name, format, dir, name, format,execute_args);
 			if (delfiles) {
-				snprintf(tmp2,sizeof(tmp2), "( %s& rm -f \"%s/%s-*\" ) &",tmp, dir ,name); /* remove legs when done mixing */
+				snprintf(tmp2,sizeof(tmp2), "( %s& rm -f \"%s/%s-\"* ) &",tmp, dir ,name); /* remove legs when done mixing */
 				strncpy(tmp, tmp2, sizeof(tmp) - 1);
 			}
 			ast_log(LOG_DEBUG,"monitor executing %s\n",tmp);