diff --git a/scripts/makepkg b/scripts/makepkg
index df9256f..b84d1bd 100755
--- a/scripts/makepkg
+++ b/scripts/makepkg
@@ -913,7 +913,7 @@ if [ ! -z "$subpkgs" ]; then
 	fi
 fi
 
-if [ ! -e $install -a ! -e $startdir/$install -a ! "`check_option GENSCRIPTLET`" ]; then
+if [ ! -e "$install" -a ! -e "$startdir/$install" -a ! "`check_option GENSCRIPTLET`" ]; then
 	error "Missing install scriptlet. If this is intentional, add 'genscriptlet' to options()."
 	exit 1
 fi