diff --git a/ogr/ogrsf_frmts/sqlite/ogrsqliteexecutesql.cpp b/ogr/ogrsf_frmts/sqlite/ogrsqliteexecutesql.cpp
index 63f40ffcc9fc..2fc0c532146d 100644
--- a/ogr/ogrsf_frmts/sqlite/ogrsqliteexecutesql.cpp
+++ b/ogr/ogrsf_frmts/sqlite/ogrsqliteexecutesql.cpp
@@ -184,9 +184,9 @@ static void OGR2SQLITEAddLayer(const char *&pszStart, int &nNum,
         {
             oLayerDesc.osSubstitutedName =
                 CPLString().Printf("_OGR_%d", nNum++);
-            osModifiedSQL += "\"";
+            osModifiedSQL += "'";
             osModifiedSQL += oLayerDesc.osSubstitutedName;
-            osModifiedSQL += "\"";
+            osModifiedSQL += "'";
         }
         else
         {