diff --git a/frappe/patches/v12_0/move_timeline_links_to_dynamic_links.py b/frappe/patches/v12_0/move_timeline_links_to_dynamic_links.py
index 8860c7c00d..040fde1bee 100644
--- a/frappe/patches/v12_0/move_timeline_links_to_dynamic_links.py
+++ b/frappe/patches/v12_0/move_timeline_links_to_dynamic_links.py
@@ -20,15 +20,15 @@ def execute():
 		if communication.timeline_doctype and communication.timeline_name:
 			name += 1
 			values.append("""({0}, "{1}", "timeline_links", "Communication", "{2}", "{3}", "{4}", "{5}", "{6}", "{7}")""".format(
-				counter, str(name), communication.name, communication.timeline_doctype,
-				communication.timeline_name, communication.creation, communication.modified, communication.modified_by
+				counter, str(name), frappe.db.escape(communication.name), frappe.db.escape(communication.timeline_doctype),
+				frappe.db.escape(communication.timeline_name), communication.creation, communication.modified, communication.modified_by
 			))
 			counter += 1
 		if communication.link_doctype and communication.link_name:
 			name += 1
 			values.append("""({0}, "{1}", "timeline_links", "Communication", "{2}", "{3}", "{4}", "{5}", "{6}", "{7}")""".format(
-				counter, str(name), communication.name, communication.link_doctype,
-				communication.link_name, communication.creation, communication.modified, communication.modified_by
+				counter, str(name), frappe.db.escape(communication.name), frappe.db.escape(communication.link_doctype),
+				frappe.db.escape(communication.link_name), communication.creation, communication.modified, communication.modified_by
 			))
 
 		if values and (count % 10000 == 0 or count == len(communications) - 1):
@@ -41,4 +41,4 @@ def execute():
 
 			values = []
 
-	frappe.db.add_index("Communication Link", ["link_doctype", "link_name"])
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+	frappe.db.add_index("Communication Link", ["link_doctype", "link_name"])