diff --git a/bitsandbytes/__main__.py b/bitsandbytes/__main__.py
index 523d02301..ebbf2653e 100644
--- a/bitsandbytes/__main__.py
+++ b/bitsandbytes/__main__.py
@@ -31,6 +31,8 @@ def execute_and_return_decoded_std_streams(command_string):
     return std_out, std_err
 
 def find_file_recursive(folder, filename):
+    folder = shlex.quote(folder)
+    filename = shlex.quote(filename)
     cmd = f'find {folder} -name {filename}'
     out, err = execute_and_return(cmd)
     if len(err) > 0:
@@ -151,4 +153,3 @@ def print_debug_info() -> None:
     print(e)
     print_debug_info()
     sys.exit(1)
-