diff --git a/pkgs/applications/networking/p2p/tremc/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/networking/p2p/tremc/default.nix
index ea6b92c08e7..6ff10989b1d 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/networking/p2p/tremc/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/networking/p2p/tremc/default.nix
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ python3Packages.buildPythonApplication rec {
   dontBuild = true;
   doCheck = false;
 
-  makeWrapperArgs = ["--prefix PATH : ${wrapperPath}"];
+  makeWrapperArgs = ["--prefix PATH : ${lib.escapeShellArg wrapperPath}"];
 
   installPhase = ''
     make DESTDIR=$out install