diff --git a/syntax_checkers/c.vim b/syntax_checkers/c.vim
index 85388fbe..4a7ef873 100644
--- a/syntax_checkers/c.vim
+++ b/syntax_checkers/c.vim
@@ -80,12 +80,12 @@ function! s:Init()
 endfunction
 
 function! SyntaxCheckers_c_GetLocList()
-    let makeprg = 'gcc -fsyntax-only %'
+    let makeprg = 'gcc -fsyntax-only '.shellescape(expand('%'))
     let errorformat =  '%-G%f:%s:,%f:%l: %m'
 
     if expand('%') =~? '.h$'
         if exists('g:syntastic_c_check_header')
-            let makeprg = 'gcc -c %'
+            let makeprg = 'gcc -c '.shellescape(expand('%'))
         else
             return []
         endif
diff --git a/syntax_checkers/cpp.vim b/syntax_checkers/cpp.vim
index 04c39071..aa7f8587 100644
--- a/syntax_checkers/cpp.vim
+++ b/syntax_checkers/cpp.vim
@@ -25,12 +25,12 @@ if !executable('g++')
 endif
 
 function! SyntaxCheckers_cpp_GetLocList()
-    let makeprg = 'g++ -fsyntax-only %'
+    let makeprg = 'g++ -fsyntax-only '.shellescape(expand('%'))
     let errorformat =  '%-G%f:%s:,%f:%l: %m'
 
     if expand('%') =~? '\%(.h\|.hpp\|.hh\)$'
         if exists('g:syntastic_cpp_check_header')
-            let makeprg = 'g++ -c %'
+            let makeprg = 'g++ -c '.shellescape(expand('%'))
         else
             return []
         endif
diff --git a/syntax_checkers/cucumber.vim b/syntax_checkers/cucumber.vim
index 813858e7..c9a87e15 100644
--- a/syntax_checkers/cucumber.vim
+++ b/syntax_checkers/cucumber.vim
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ if !executable("cucumber")
 endif
 
 function! SyntaxCheckers_cucumber_GetLocList()
-    let makeprg = 'cucumber --dry-run --quiet --strict --format pretty %'
+    let makeprg = 'cucumber --dry-run --quiet --strict --format pretty '.shellescape(expand('%'))
     let errorformat =  '%f:%l:%c:%m,%W      %.%# (%m),%-Z%f:%l:%.%#,%-G%.%#'
 
     return SyntasticMake({ 'makeprg': makeprg, 'errorformat': errorformat })
diff --git a/syntax_checkers/eruby.vim b/syntax_checkers/eruby.vim
index 7145d9ff..af07270b 100644
--- a/syntax_checkers/eruby.vim
+++ b/syntax_checkers/eruby.vim
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ if !executable("ruby") || !executable("cat")
 endif
 
 function! SyntaxCheckers_eruby_GetLocList()
-    let makeprg='cat '. expand("%") . ' \| RUBYOPT= ruby -e "require \"erb\"; puts ERB.new(ARGF.read, nil, \"-\").src" \| RUBYOPT= ruby -c'
+    let makeprg='cat '. shellescape(expand("%")) . ' \| RUBYOPT= ruby -e "require \"erb\"; puts ERB.new(ARGF.read, nil, \"-\").src" \| RUBYOPT= ruby -c'
     let errorformat='%-GSyntax OK,%E-:%l: syntax error\, %m,%Z%p^,%W-:%l: warning: %m,%Z%p^,%-C%.%#'
     let loclist = SyntasticMake({ 'makeprg': makeprg, 'errorformat': errorformat })
 
diff --git a/syntax_checkers/haskell.vim b/syntax_checkers/haskell.vim
index 339be871..c5bc397a 100644
--- a/syntax_checkers/haskell.vim
+++ b/syntax_checkers/haskell.vim
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ endif
 " As this calls ghc, it can take a few seconds... maybe hlint or something
 " could do a good enough job?
 function! SyntaxCheckers_haskell_GetLocList()
-    let makeprg = 'ghc % -e :q'
+    let makeprg = 'ghc '.shellescape(expand('%')).' -e :q'
     let errorformat = '%-G\\s%#,%f:%l:%c:%m,%E%f:%l:%c:,%Z%m,'
 
 
diff --git a/syntax_checkers/html.vim b/syntax_checkers/html.vim
index 8f98da6d..e9d66742 100644
--- a/syntax_checkers/html.vim
+++ b/syntax_checkers/html.vim
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ function! SyntaxCheckers_html_GetLocList()
 
     "grep out the '<table> lacks "summary" attribute' since it is almost
     "always present and almost always useless
-    let makeprg="tidy -e % 2>&1 \\| grep -v '\<table\> lacks \"summary\" attribute'"
+    let makeprg="tidy -e "..shellescape(expand('%'))." 2>&1 \\| grep -v '\<table\> lacks \"summary\" attribute'"
     let errorformat='%Wline %l column %c - Warning: %m,%Eline %l column %c - Error: %m,%-G%.%#,%-G%.%#'
     let loclist = SyntasticMake({ 'makeprg': makeprg, 'errorformat': errorformat })
 
diff --git a/syntax_checkers/javascript.vim b/syntax_checkers/javascript.vim
index 0f3cc3b8..e3477585 100644
--- a/syntax_checkers/javascript.vim
+++ b/syntax_checkers/javascript.vim
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ if !executable("jsl")
 endif
 
 function! SyntaxCheckers_javascript_GetLocList()
-    let makeprg = "jsl -nologo -nofilelisting -nosummary -nocontext -process %"
+    let makeprg = "jsl -nologo -nofilelisting -nosummary -nocontext -process ".shellescape(expand('%'))
     let errorformat='%W%f(%l): lint warning: %m,%-Z%p^,%W%f(%l): warning: %m,%-Z%p^,%E%f(%l): SyntaxError: %m,%-Z%p^,%-G'
     return SyntasticMake({ 'makeprg': makeprg, 'errorformat': errorformat })
 endfunction
diff --git a/syntax_checkers/perl.vim b/syntax_checkers/perl.vim
index fb70b078..d79c6061 100644
--- a/syntax_checkers/perl.vim
+++ b/syntax_checkers/perl.vim
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ if !executable("perl")
 endif
 
 function! SyntaxCheckers_perl_GetLocList()
-    let makeprg = $VIMRUNTIME.'/tools/efm_perl.pl -c %'
+    let makeprg = $VIMRUNTIME.'/tools/efm_perl.pl -c '.shellescape(expand('%'))
     let errorformat =  '%f:%l:%m'
 
     return SyntasticMake({ 'makeprg': makeprg, 'errorformat': errorformat })
diff --git a/syntax_checkers/php.vim b/syntax_checkers/php.vim
index 7dd0cd7e..33a339cd 100644
--- a/syntax_checkers/php.vim
+++ b/syntax_checkers/php.vim
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ if !executable("php")
 endif
 
 function! SyntaxCheckers_php_GetLocList()
-    let makeprg = "php -l %"
+    let makeprg = "php -l ".shellescape(expand('%'))
     let errorformat='%-GNo syntax errors detected in%.%#,PHP Parse error: %#syntax %trror\, %m in %f on line %l,PHP Fatal %trror: %m in %f on line %l,%-GErrors parsing %.%#,%-G\s%#,Parse error: %#syntax %trror\, %m in %f on line %l,Fatal %trror: %m in %f on line %l'
     return SyntasticMake({ 'makeprg': makeprg, 'errorformat': errorformat })
 endfunction
diff --git a/syntax_checkers/python.vim b/syntax_checkers/python.vim
index e95c5321..10abe7f1 100644
--- a/syntax_checkers/python.vim
+++ b/syntax_checkers/python.vim
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ if !executable("pyflakes")
 endif
 
 function! SyntaxCheckers_python_GetLocList()
-    let makeprg = 'pyflakes %'
+    let makeprg = 'pyflakes '.shellescape(expand('%'))
     let errorformat = '%E%f:%l: could not compile,%-Z%p^,%W%f:%l: %m,%-G%.%#'
 
     let errors = SyntasticMake({ 'makeprg': makeprg, 'errorformat': errorformat })
diff --git a/syntax_checkers/ruby.vim b/syntax_checkers/ruby.vim
index a4dfce88..b15decab 100644
--- a/syntax_checkers/ruby.vim
+++ b/syntax_checkers/ruby.vim
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ if !executable("ruby")
 endif
 
 function! SyntaxCheckers_ruby_GetLocList()
-    let makeprg = 'RUBYOPT= ruby -W1 -c %'
+    let makeprg = 'RUBYOPT= ruby -W1 -c '.shellescape(expand('%'))
     let errorformat =  '%-GSyntax OK,%E%f:%l: syntax error\, %m,%Z%p^,%W%f:%l: warning: %m,%Z%p^,%-C%.%#'
 
     return SyntasticMake({ 'makeprg': makeprg, 'errorformat': errorformat })
diff --git a/syntax_checkers/sass.vim b/syntax_checkers/sass.vim
index 235f18f6..2bfa1ab4 100644
--- a/syntax_checkers/sass.vim
+++ b/syntax_checkers/sass.vim
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ if !executable("sass")
 endif
 
 function! SyntaxCheckers_sass_GetLocList()
-    let makeprg='sass --check %'
+    let makeprg='sass --check '.shellescape(expand('%'))
     let errorformat = '%Wwarning on line %l:,%Z%m,Syntax %trror on line %l: %m'
     let loclist = SyntasticMake({ 'makeprg': makeprg, 'errorformat': errorformat })
 
diff --git a/syntax_checkers/tex.vim b/syntax_checkers/tex.vim
index cd264713..7d7f019c 100644
--- a/syntax_checkers/tex.vim
+++ b/syntax_checkers/tex.vim
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ if !executable("lacheck")
 endif
 
 function! SyntaxCheckers_tex_GetLocList()
-    let makeprg = 'lacheck %'
+    let makeprg = 'lacheck '.shellescape(expand('%'))
     let errorformat =  '%E"%f"\, line %l: %m'
     return SyntasticMake({ 'makeprg': makeprg, 'errorformat': errorformat })
 endfunction
diff --git a/syntax_checkers/xhtml.vim b/syntax_checkers/xhtml.vim
index f1c7bb11..399e035c 100644
--- a/syntax_checkers/xhtml.vim
+++ b/syntax_checkers/xhtml.vim
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ endif
 
 function! SyntaxCheckers_xhtml_GetLocList()
 
-    let makeprg="tidy -xml -e %"
+    let makeprg="tidy -xml -e ".shellescape(expand('%'))
     let errorformat='%Wline %l column %c - Warning: %m,%Eline %l column %c - Error: %m,%-G%.%#,%-G%.%#'
     let loclist = SyntasticMake({ 'makeprg': makeprg, 'errorformat': errorformat })