diff --git a/scripts/install-debian-pkgs.sh b/scripts/install-debian-pkgs.sh
index 540c2c094..8be49c787 100755
--- a/scripts/install-debian-pkgs.sh
+++ b/scripts/install-debian-pkgs.sh
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ function print_help()
 function process()
 {
 	sudo apt-get update
-	sudo apt-get install -yq "$( sed 's/\#.*$//' ${REQ_PKGS} )"
+	sudo apt-get install -yq "$( sed 's/\#.*$//' "${REQ_PKGS}" )"
 }
 
 if [ "$1" = "--help" ] || [ "$1" = "-h" ]; then