diff --git a/osh/word_eval.py b/osh/word_eval.py
index 0dfb5e8e4b..233abb8363 100644
--- a/osh/word_eval.py
+++ b/osh/word_eval.py
@@ -1580,16 +1580,13 @@ def _EvalWordFrame(self, frame, argv):
     # Array of strings, some of which are BOTH IFS-escaped and GLOB escaped!
     frags = []  # type: List[str]
     for frag, quoted, do_split in frame:
-      if will_glob:
-        if quoted:
-          frag = glob_.GlobEscape(frag)
-        else:
-          # We're going to both split and glob, so backslash escape TWICE.
-
-          # If we have a literal \, then we turn it into \\\\.
-          # Splitting takes \\\\ -> \\
-          # Globbing takes \\ to \ if it doesn't match
-          frag = _BackslashEscape(frag)
+      if will_glob and quoted:
+        frag = glob_.GlobEscape(frag)
+      else:
+        # If we have a literal \, then we turn it into \\\\.
+        # Splitting takes \\\\ -> \\
+        # Globbing takes \\ to \ if it doesn't match
+        frag = _BackslashEscape(frag)
 
       if do_split:
         frag = _BackslashEscape(frag)
diff --git a/test/spec.sh b/test/spec.sh
index 0b669f716d..b4b5ca9570 100755
--- a/test/spec.sh
+++ b/test/spec.sh
@@ -472,7 +472,7 @@ sh-func() {
 
 glob() {
   # Note: can't pass because it assumes 'bin' exists, etc.
-  sh-spec spec/glob.test.sh --no-cd-tmp --osh-failures-allowed 8 \
+  sh-spec spec/glob.test.sh --no-cd-tmp --osh-failures-allowed 7 \
     ${REF_SHELLS[@]} $BUSYBOX_ASH $OSH_LIST "$@"
 }