diff --git a/android/module.go b/android/module.go
index 2fa7d31..516fa78 100644
--- a/android/module.go
+++ b/android/module.go
@@ -931,12 +931,12 @@
 		bparams.Implicits = append(bparams.Implicits, params.Implicit.String())
 	}
 
-	bparams.Outputs = proptools.NinjaEscape(bparams.Outputs)
-	bparams.ImplicitOutputs = proptools.NinjaEscape(bparams.ImplicitOutputs)
-	bparams.Inputs = proptools.NinjaEscape(bparams.Inputs)
-	bparams.Implicits = proptools.NinjaEscape(bparams.Implicits)
-	bparams.OrderOnly = proptools.NinjaEscape(bparams.OrderOnly)
-	bparams.Depfile = proptools.NinjaEscape([]string{bparams.Depfile})[0]
+	bparams.Outputs = proptools.NinjaEscapeList(bparams.Outputs)
+	bparams.ImplicitOutputs = proptools.NinjaEscapeList(bparams.ImplicitOutputs)
+	bparams.Inputs = proptools.NinjaEscapeList(bparams.Inputs)
+	bparams.Implicits = proptools.NinjaEscapeList(bparams.Implicits)
+	bparams.OrderOnly = proptools.NinjaEscapeList(bparams.OrderOnly)
+	bparams.Depfile = proptools.NinjaEscapeList([]string{bparams.Depfile})[0]
 
 	return bparams
 }
diff --git a/android/rule_builder.go b/android/rule_builder.go
index ff43e22..178a481 100644
--- a/android/rule_builder.go
+++ b/android/rule_builder.go
@@ -240,7 +240,7 @@
 	if len(r.Commands()) > 0 {
 		ctx.Build(pctx, BuildParams{
 			Rule: ctx.Rule(pctx, name, blueprint.RuleParams{
-				Command:     strings.Join(proptools.NinjaEscape(r.Commands()), " && "),
+				Command:     strings.Join(proptools.NinjaEscapeList(r.Commands()), " && "),
 				CommandDeps: r.Tools().Strings(),
 			}),
 			Implicits:   r.Inputs(),
diff --git a/cc/compiler.go b/cc/compiler.go
index 0aee0bd..53a60c7 100644
--- a/cc/compiler.go
+++ b/cc/compiler.go
@@ -269,7 +269,7 @@
 	CheckBadCompilerFlags(ctx, "vendor.cflags", compiler.Properties.Target.Vendor.Cflags)
 	CheckBadCompilerFlags(ctx, "recovery.cflags", compiler.Properties.Target.Recovery.Cflags)
 
-	esc := proptools.NinjaAndShellEscape
+	esc := proptools.NinjaAndShellEscapeList
 
 	flags.CFlags = append(flags.CFlags, esc(compiler.Properties.Cflags)...)
 	flags.CppFlags = append(flags.CppFlags, esc(compiler.Properties.Cppflags)...)
diff --git a/cc/linker.go b/cc/linker.go
index 25aedd0..9d4a0e8 100644
--- a/cc/linker.go
+++ b/cc/linker.go
@@ -392,7 +392,7 @@
 
 	CheckBadLinkerFlags(ctx, "ldflags", linker.Properties.Ldflags)
 
-	flags.LdFlags = append(flags.LdFlags, proptools.NinjaAndShellEscape(linker.Properties.Ldflags)...)
+	flags.LdFlags = append(flags.LdFlags, proptools.NinjaAndShellEscapeList(linker.Properties.Ldflags)...)
 
 	if ctx.Host() {
 		rpath_prefix := `\$$ORIGIN/`
diff --git a/cc/tidy.go b/cc/tidy.go
index 6bac846..0b78d6f 100644
--- a/cc/tidy.go
+++ b/cc/tidy.go
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@
 	if len(withTidyFlags) > 0 {
 		flags.TidyFlags = append(flags.TidyFlags, withTidyFlags)
 	}
-	esc := proptools.NinjaAndShellEscape
+	esc := proptools.NinjaAndShellEscapeList
 	flags.TidyFlags = append(flags.TidyFlags, esc(tidy.Properties.Tidy_flags)...)
 	// If TidyFlags is empty, add default header filter.
 	if len(flags.TidyFlags) == 0 {
diff --git a/cmd/pom2bp/pom2bp.go b/cmd/pom2bp/pom2bp.go
index a79c84f..a399b28 100644
--- a/cmd/pom2bp/pom2bp.go
+++ b/cmd/pom2bp/pom2bp.go
@@ -605,7 +605,7 @@
 	buf := &bytes.Buffer{}
 
 	fmt.Fprintln(buf, "// Automatically generated with:")
-	fmt.Fprintln(buf, "// pom2bp", strings.Join(proptools.ShellEscape(os.Args[1:]), " "))
+	fmt.Fprintln(buf, "// pom2bp", strings.Join(proptools.ShellEscapeList(os.Args[1:]), " "))
 
 	for _, pom := range poms {
 		var err error
diff --git a/cmd/pom2mk/pom2mk.go b/cmd/pom2mk/pom2mk.go
index fc83641..94e5619 100644
--- a/cmd/pom2mk/pom2mk.go
+++ b/cmd/pom2mk/pom2mk.go
@@ -483,7 +483,7 @@
 	}
 
 	fmt.Println("# Automatically generated with:")
-	fmt.Println("# pom2mk", strings.Join(proptools.ShellEscape(os.Args[1:]), " "))
+	fmt.Println("# pom2mk", strings.Join(proptools.ShellEscapeList(os.Args[1:]), " "))
 	fmt.Println("LOCAL_PATH := $(call my-dir)")
 
 	for _, pom := range poms {
diff --git a/genrule/genrule.go b/genrule/genrule.go
index 7695ffb..47d88c3 100644
--- a/genrule/genrule.go
+++ b/genrule/genrule.go
@@ -453,7 +453,7 @@
 			}
 
 			// escape the command in case for example it contains '#', an odd number of '"', etc
-			command = fmt.Sprintf("bash -c %v", proptools.ShellEscape([]string{command})[0])
+			command = fmt.Sprintf("bash -c %v", proptools.ShellEscape(command))
 			commands = append(commands, command)
 		}
 		fullCommand := strings.Join(commands, " && ")
diff --git a/java/aar.go b/java/aar.go
index 9eb2b27..c30632e 100644
--- a/java/aar.go
+++ b/java/aar.go
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@
 		} else {
 			versionName = ctx.Config().AppsDefaultVersionName()
 		}
-		versionName = proptools.NinjaEscape([]string{versionName})[0]
+		versionName = proptools.NinjaEscape(versionName)
 		linkFlags = append(linkFlags, "--version-name ", versionName)
 	}
 
diff --git a/java/app_builder.go b/java/app_builder.go
index 6cc2159..bc91d55 100644
--- a/java/app_builder.go
+++ b/java/app_builder.go
@@ -224,7 +224,7 @@
 		Output:      outputFile,
 		Implicits:   deps,
 		Args: map[string]string{
-			"jarArgs": strings.Join(proptools.NinjaAndShellEscape(jarArgs), " "),
+			"jarArgs": strings.Join(proptools.NinjaAndShellEscapeList(jarArgs), " "),
 		},
 	})
 }
diff --git a/java/builder.go b/java/builder.go
index aa61a85..d8b303e 100644
--- a/java/builder.go
+++ b/java/builder.go
@@ -300,7 +300,7 @@
 		Output:      outputFile,
 		Implicits:   deps,
 		Args: map[string]string{
-			"jarArgs": strings.Join(proptools.NinjaAndShellEscape(jarArgs), " "),
+			"jarArgs": strings.Join(proptools.NinjaAndShellEscapeList(jarArgs), " "),
 		},
 	})
 }
diff --git a/java/dexpreopt_bootjars.go b/java/dexpreopt_bootjars.go
index ca68832..64de21a 100644
--- a/java/dexpreopt_bootjars.go
+++ b/java/dexpreopt_bootjars.go
@@ -281,7 +281,7 @@
 		cmd.Flag(extraFlags)
 	}
 
-	cmd.Textf(`|| ( echo %s ; false )`, proptools.ShellEscape([]string{failureMessage})[0])
+	cmd.Textf(`|| ( echo %s ; false )`, proptools.ShellEscape(failureMessage))
 
 	installDir := filepath.Join("/system/framework", arch.String())
 	vdexInstallDir := filepath.Join("/system/framework")
diff --git a/java/jacoco.go b/java/jacoco.go
index 541a84a..8b6d4ac 100644
--- a/java/jacoco.go
+++ b/java/jacoco.go
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@
 			return nil, err
 		}
 	}
-	return proptools.NinjaAndShellEscape(specs), nil
+	return proptools.NinjaAndShellEscapeList(specs), nil
 }
 
 func jacocoFilterToSpec(filter string) (string, error) {
diff --git a/java/java.go b/java/java.go
index d230810..52d97c9 100644
--- a/java/java.go
+++ b/java/java.go
@@ -1152,7 +1152,7 @@
 			Output:    servicesJar,
 			Implicits: services,
 			Args: map[string]string{
-				"jarArgs": "-P META-INF/services/ " + strings.Join(proptools.NinjaAndShellEscape(zipargs), " "),
+				"jarArgs": "-P META-INF/services/ " + strings.Join(proptools.NinjaAndShellEscapeList(zipargs), " "),
 			},
 		})
 		jars = append(jars, servicesJar)
diff --git a/tradefed/autogen.go b/tradefed/autogen.go
index 6d9c200..da5dabe 100644
--- a/tradefed/autogen.go
+++ b/tradefed/autogen.go
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@
 	}
 	sort.Strings(options)
 	extraOptions := strings.Join(options, "\n        ")
-	extraOptions = proptools.NinjaAndShellEscape([]string{extraOptions})[0]
+	extraOptions = proptools.NinjaAndShellEscape(extraOptions)
 
 	ctx.Build(pctx, android.BuildParams{
 		Rule:        autogenTestConfig,