diff --git a/lib/ansible/plugins/connection/winrm.py b/lib/ansible/plugins/connection/winrm.py
index 125e54cb9aa..dc41e304836 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/plugins/connection/winrm.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/plugins/connection/winrm.py
@@ -274,7 +274,7 @@ class Connection(ConnectionBase):
 
         script_template = u'''
             begin {{
-                $path = "{0}"
+                $path = '{0}'
 
                 $DebugPreference = "Continue"
                 $ErrorActionPreference = "Stop"
diff --git a/lib/ansible/plugins/shell/powershell.py b/lib/ansible/plugins/shell/powershell.py
index 72f2570549f..b06a0468201 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/plugins/shell/powershell.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/plugins/shell/powershell.py
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ class ShellModule(object):
         path = '\\'.join(parts)
         if path.startswith('~'):
             return path
-        return '"%s"' % path
+        return '\'%s\'' % path
 
     # powershell requires that script files end with .ps1
     def get_remote_filename(self, base_name):