diff --git a/projectmanagers/cmake/cmakecodecompletionmodel.cpp b/projectmanagers/cmake/cmakecodecompletionmodel.cpp
--- a/projectmanagers/cmake/cmakecodecompletionmodel.cpp
+++ b/projectmanagers/cmake/cmakecodecompletionmodel.cpp
@@ -62,9 +62,10 @@
 
 QString escapePath(QString path)
 {
-    static const QChar toBeEscaped[] = {'(', ')'};
-    for(const QChar &ch : toBeEscaped)
-    {
+    // see https://cmake.org/Wiki/CMake/Language_Syntax#Escapes
+    static const QString toBeEscaped = QStringLiteral("\"()#$^");
+
+    for(const QChar &ch : toBeEscaped) {
         path.replace(ch, "\\" + ch);
     }
     return path;