diff --git a/pidgin-windev.sh b/pidgin-windev.sh
index b551544..d0d0315 100644
--- a/pidgin-windev.sh
+++ b/pidgin-windev.sh
@@ -138,11 +138,11 @@ install() {
 
 # Path configuration
 if [[ -n "$path" ]]; then
-    printf "export PATH='"
-    printf "${win32}/${mingw}/bin:"
-    printf "${win32}/${perl_dir}/perl/bin:"
-    printf "${win32}/${nsis}:"
-    printf "${PATH}'"
+    printf "export PATH=\""
+    printf "%q" "${win32}/${mingw}/bin:"
+    printf "%q" "${win32}/${perl_dir}/perl/bin:"
+    printf "%q" "${win32}/${nsis}:"
+    printf "\${PATH}\"\n"
     exit
 fi