diff --git a/patchlevel.h b/patchlevel.h
index 09a3cc8..6e9ed3f 100644
--- a/patchlevel.h
+++ b/patchlevel.h
@@ -25,6 +25,6 @@
    regexp `^#define[ 	]*PATCHLEVEL', since that's what support/mkversion.sh
    looks for to find the patch level (for the sccs version string). */
 
-#define PATCHLEVEL 14
+#define PATCHLEVEL 15
 
 #endif /* _PATCHLEVEL_H_ */
diff --git a/subst.c b/subst.c
index dbf0157..fc00cab 100644
--- a/subst.c
+++ b/subst.c
@@ -5906,6 +5906,8 @@ process_substitute (string, open_for_read_in_child)
      parent. */
   expanding_redir = 0;
 
+  remove_quoted_escapes (string);
+
   subshell_level++;
   result = parse_and_execute (string, "process substitution", (SEVAL_NONINT|SEVAL_NOHIST));
   subshell_level--;