diff --git a/res/res_monitor.c b/res/res_monitor.c
index 39c8f9f3e7..76f15b8ee1 100755
--- a/res/res_monitor.c
+++ b/res/res_monitor.c
@@ -246,7 +246,7 @@ 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_verbose("monitor executing %s\n",tmp);