diff --git a/trm.sh b/trm.sh
index 535da30..0b401ea 100755
--- a/trm.sh
+++ b/trm.sh
@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@
     # a filename.  Needed to preserve spaces in file/dirnames
 
     IFS='>'
-    CMD="${OPERATOR} $VERBOSE -- '${REALPATH}' '${DESDIR}/${DESFIL}'"
+    CMD="${OPERATOR} $VERBOSE -- \"${REALPATH}\" \"${DESDIR}/${DESFIL}\""
 
     # If we're in test mode, just show what we would do