diff --git a/tests/test_other.py b/tests/test_other.py
index 17426844a825c..095d95d4f5bd4 100644
--- a/tests/test_other.py
+++ b/tests/test_other.py
@@ -7371,15 +7371,14 @@ def test_emar_duplicate_inputs(self):
     create_file('file1', ' ')
     self.run_process([EMAR, 'cr', 'file1.a', 'file1', 'file1'])
 
-  # Temporarily disabled to allow this llvm change to roll
-  # https://reviews.llvm.org/D69665
-  @no_windows('Temporarily disabled under windows')
   def test_emar_response_file(self):
     # Test that special character such as single quotes in filenames survive being
     # sent via response file
     create_file("file'1", ' ')
     create_file("file'2", ' ')
-    building.emar('cr', 'libfoo.a', ("file'1", "file'2"))
+    create_file("hyvää päivää", ' ')
+    create_file("snowman freezes covid ☃ 🦠", ' ')
+    building.emar('cr', 'libfoo.a', ("file'1", "file'2", "hyvää päivää", "snowman freezes covid ☃ 🦠"))
 
   def test_archive_empty(self):
     # This test added because we had an issue with the AUTO_ARCHIVE_INDEXES failing on empty
diff --git a/tools/response_file.py b/tools/response_file.py
index 276796b600da2..d630c86b04d8e 100644
--- a/tools/response_file.py
+++ b/tools/response_file.py
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 import os
 import shlex
 import tempfile
+from .utils import WINDOWS
 
 
 DEBUG = int(os.environ.get('EMCC_DEBUG', '0'))
@@ -21,7 +22,10 @@ def create_response_file(args, directory):
   response_fd, response_filename = tempfile.mkstemp(prefix='emscripten_', suffix='.rsp', dir=directory, text=True)
 
   # Backslashes and other special chars need to be escaped in the response file.
-  escape_chars = ('\\', '\"', '\'')
+  escape_chars = ['\\', '\"']
+  # When calling llvm-ar on Linux and macOS, single quote characters ' should be escaped.
+  if not WINDOWS:
+    escape_chars += ['\'']
 
   def escape(arg):
     for char in escape_chars:
@@ -39,7 +43,7 @@ def escape(arg):
   with os.fdopen(response_fd, 'w') as f:
     f.write(contents)
   if DEBUG:
-    logging.warning('Creating response file ' + response_filename + ': ' + contents)
+    logging.warning('Creating response file ' + response_filename + ' with following contents: ' + contents)
 
   # Register the created .rsp file to be automatically cleaned up once this
   # process finishes, so that caller does not have to remember to do it.