diff --git a/ffprobe/ffprobe.py b/ffprobe/ffprobe.py
index f1eb3dc..ad88fbf 100644
--- a/ffprobe/ffprobe.py
+++ b/ffprobe/ffprobe.py
@@ -4,11 +4,15 @@
 import functools
 import operator
 import os
-import pipes
 import platform
 import re
 import subprocess
 
+try:
+    from shlex import quote as shell_quote
+except ImportError:
+    from pipes import quote as shell_quote
+
 from ffprobe.exceptions import FFProbeError
 
 
@@ -31,7 +35,7 @@ def __init__(self, path_to_video):
             if platform.system() == 'Windows':
                 cmd = ["ffprobe", "-show_streams", self.path_to_video]
             else:
-                cmd = ["ffprobe -show_streams " + pipes.quote(self.path_to_video)]
+                cmd = ["ffprobe -show_streams " + shell_quote(self.path_to_video)]
 
             p = subprocess.Popen(cmd, stdout=subprocess.PIPE, stderr=subprocess.PIPE, shell=True)