diff --git a/makeanything.sh b/makeanything.sh
index 5527e4e..be1a768 100755
--- a/makeanything.sh
+++ b/makeanything.sh
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ cat <<EOF > build/chroot/tmp/install_base.sh
 #!/bin/bash
 
 message () {
-  echo "== install_base: " $1
+  echo "== install_base: " "$1"
 }
 
 error ()