diff --git a/dmenu_run b/dmenu_run
index 3e1e6e4..3858796 100755
--- a/dmenu_run
+++ b/dmenu_run
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 #!/bin/sh
-exe=`dmenu_path | dmenu ${1+"$@"}` && exec $exe
+exe=`dmenu_path | dmenu ${1+"$@"}` && exec "$exe"