diff --git a/salt/modules/rsync.py b/salt/modules/rsync.py
index 106b53a957..7502e31772 100644
--- a/salt/modules/rsync.py
+++ b/salt/modules/rsync.py
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ def rsync(src,
     )
 
     try:
-        ret = __salt__['cmd.run_all'](cmd)
+        ret = __salt__['cmd.run_all'](cmd, python_shell=False)
     except (IOError, OSError) as exc:
         raise CommandExecutionError(exc.strerror)
 
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ def config(confile='/etc/rsyncd.conf'):
           )
 
     try:
-        ret = __salt__['cmd.run_all'](cmd)
+        ret = __salt__['cmd.run_all'](cmd, python_shell=False)
     except (IOError, OSError) as exc:
         raise CommandExecutionError(exc.strerror)