diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index f58bf14..c60424e 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1235,7 +1235,7 @@
 
 ifdef SANE_TOOL_PATH
 SANE_TOOL_PATH_SQ = $(subst ','\'',$(SANE_TOOL_PATH))
-BROKEN_PATH_FIX = 's|^\# @@BROKEN_PATH_FIX@@$$|git_broken_path_fix $(SANE_TOOL_PATH_SQ)|'
+BROKEN_PATH_FIX = 's|^\# @@BROKEN_PATH_FIX@@$$|git_broken_path_fix "$(SANE_TOOL_PATH_SQ)"|'
 PATH := $(SANE_TOOL_PATH):${PATH}
 else
 BROKEN_PATH_FIX = '/^\# @@BROKEN_PATH_FIX@@$$/d'