diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index a97efac..a640881 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -14,12 +14,12 @@ git = find_program('git', required: false, native: true)
 if git.found()
   commit_hash = run_command(
     [sh.path(), '-c',
-     '@0@ --git-dir=$MESON_SOURCE_ROOT/.git describe --always --tags'.format(
+     '@0@ --git-dir="$MESON_SOURCE_ROOT/.git" describe --always --tags'.format(
        git.path())])
 
   branch = run_command(
     [sh.path(), '-c',
-     '@0@ --git-dir=$MESON_SOURCE_ROOT/.git rev-parse --abbrev-ref HEAD'.format(
+     '@0@ "--git-dir=$MESON_SOURCE_ROOT/.git" rev-parse --abbrev-ref HEAD'.format(
        git.path())])
 
   if commit_hash.returncode() == 0 and branch.returncode() == 0