diff --git a/handlers/mysql.in b/handlers/mysql.in
index a719ad676053e3e4f440ee1ca97642ec340e06de..e7931518e79c936ad3081ade414410fb361ee547 100644
--- a/handlers/mysql.in
+++ b/handlers/mysql.in
@@ -255,6 +255,9 @@ then
 
    for db in $databases
    do
+      # Sanitize database name
+      db=$(echo $db | tr -d \'\;)
+
       DUMP_BASE="$MYSQLDUMP $defaultsfile $sqldumpoptions"
 
       # Dumping structure and data