diff --git a/lisp/erc/erc.el b/lisp/erc/erc.el
index edcfcf085e6..2abbbaa3578 100644
--- a/lisp/erc/erc.el
+++ b/lisp/erc/erc.el
@@ -4591,6 +4591,7 @@ The rest of LINE is the message to send."
 
 The rest of LINE is the message to send."
   (erc-message "SQUERY" line))
+(put 'erc-cmd-SQUERY 'do-not-parse-args t)
 
 (defun erc-cmd-NICK (nick)
   "Change current nickname to NICK."