diff --git a/.bashrc b/.bashrc
index 1585f8b85ed15044eb367ad1ea0db6a5f4bc7bfd..3dbf81a707e79e355f8a0746bd97d119e7f36a43 100644
--- a/.bashrc
+++ b/.bashrc
@@ -197,7 +197,7 @@ __sync_comics () {
 }
 
 ddg () {
-    lynx "https://duckduckgo.com/lite/?q=$(urlencode "$@")"
+    lynx "https://duckduckgo.com/lite/?q=$(echo "$@" | urlencode)"
 }
 
 toux () {