diff --git a/build b/build
index 6a0a2dc7d..6790522ca 100755
--- a/build
+++ b/build
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ ARTIFACT="$2"
 # ensure dir
 cd -P -- "$(dirname -- "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")"
 
-PKG_VSN="${PKG_VSN:-$(./pkg-vsn.sh $PROFILE)}"
+PKG_VSN="${PKG_VSN:-$(./pkg-vsn.sh "$PROFILE")}"
 export PKG_VSN
 
 SYSTEM="$(./scripts/get-distro.sh)"
diff --git a/scripts/buildx.sh b/scripts/buildx.sh
index 3c71426c4..2ec943149 100755
--- a/scripts/buildx.sh
+++ b/scripts/buildx.sh
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ fi
 
 cd "${SRC_DIR:-.}"
 
-PKG_VSN="${PKG_VSN:-$(./pkg-vsn.sh $PROFILE)}"
+PKG_VSN="${PKG_VSN:-$(./pkg-vsn.sh "$PROFILE")}"
 OTP_VSN_SYSTEM=$(echo "$BUILDER" | cut -d ':' -f2)
 PKG_NAME="${PROFILE}-${PKG_VSN}-otp${OTP_VSN_SYSTEM}-${ARCH}"