diff --git a/SPECS-EXTENDED/fwupd/fwupd.spec b/SPECS-EXTENDED/fwupd/fwupd.spec
index 88296c41e09..025f44e933d 100644
--- a/SPECS-EXTENDED/fwupd/fwupd.spec
+++ b/SPECS-EXTENDED/fwupd/fwupd.spec
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@ or server machines.
 %meson \
     -Dumockdev_tests=disabled \
 # JocelynB - Adding an explicit vendor directory for ARM builds
-    -Dvendor_ids_dir=/usr/share/hwdata \
+    -Dvendor_ids_dir="/usr/share/hwdata" \
 %if 0%{?enable_docs}
     -Ddocs=enabled \
 %else