diff --git a/aab/git.py b/aab/git.py
index 312a18e..c2bdcca 100644
--- a/aab/git.py
+++ b/aab/git.py
@@ -66,10 +66,10 @@ def archive(self, version, outdir):
             # https://stackoverflow.com/a/12010656
             cmd = (
                 "stash=`git stash create`; git archive --format tar $stash |"
-                " tar -x -C {outdir}/".format(outdir=outdir)
+                ' tar -x -C "{outdir}/"'.format(outdir=outdir)
             )
         else:
-            cmd = "git archive --format tar {vers} | tar -x -C {outdir}/".format(
+            cmd = 'git archive --format tar {vers} | tar -x -C "{outdir}/"'.format(
                 vers=version, outdir=outdir
             )
         return call_shell(cmd)