diff --git a/src/assets/linux/create_desktop_file.sh b/src/assets/linux/create_desktop_file.sh
index dd9cf2920bb..3e2aea5ffe8 100755
--- a/src/assets/linux/create_desktop_file.sh
+++ b/src/assets/linux/create_desktop_file.sh
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ WORKING_DIR=`pwd`
 THIS_PATH=`readlink -f $0`
 cd `dirname ${THIS_PATH}`
 FULL_PATH=`pwd`
-cd ${WORKING_DIR}
+cd "${WORKING_DIR}"
 cat <<EOS > Mattermost.desktop
 [Desktop Entry]
 Name=Mattermost