diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 28237a8e4e2..512c52437a2 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ make_dir() {
     if [ ! -d $1 ]
     then
         msg "mkdir -p $1"
-        mkdir -p $1
+        mkdir -p "$1"
     fi
 }