diff --git a/tools/install/get_lazarus_version.sh b/tools/install/get_lazarus_version.sh
index e4e4940b89..06329ac872 100755
--- a/tools/install/get_lazarus_version.sh
+++ b/tools/install/get_lazarus_version.sh
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
 
-cat $(dirname $0)/../../ide/version.inc \
+cat "$(dirname $0)/../../ide/version.inc" \
   | tr -d \' | tr -d ' ' | tr -d '\t'
 
 # end.