diff --git a/exe/assets/install b/exe/assets/install
index e9a0bf4fe903..06f726539e59 100755
--- a/exe/assets/install
+++ b/exe/assets/install
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ set_global_vars() {
   INSTALLER_DIR="$( cd "$( dirname "$0" )" >/dev/null 2>&1 && pwd )"
   INSTALLER_DIST_DIR="$INSTALLER_DIR/dist"
   INSTALLER_EXE="$INSTALLER_DIST_DIR/$EXE_NAME"
-  AWS_EXE_VERSION=$($INSTALLER_EXE --version | cut -d ' ' -f 1 | cut -d '/' -f 2)
+  AWS_EXE_VERSION=$("$INSTALLER_EXE" --version | cut -d ' ' -f 1 | cut -d '/' -f 2)
 
   INSTALL_DIR="$ROOT_INSTALL_DIR/v2/$AWS_EXE_VERSION"
   INSTALL_DIR="$INSTALL_DIR"