diff --git a/scripts/image b/scripts/image
index df5afaa66e..438ff906b4 100755
--- a/scripts/image
+++ b/scripts/image
@@ -255,8 +255,8 @@ if [ -z "$SQUASHFS_COMPRESSION" ]; then
   SQUASHFS_COMPRESSION="gzip"
 fi
 
-echo "rm -rf $TARGET_IMG/$IMAGE_NAME.system" >> $FAKEROOT_SCRIPT
-echo "$ROOT/$TOOLCHAIN/bin/mksquashfs $BUILD/image/system $TARGET_IMG/$IMAGE_NAME.system -noappend -comp $SQUASHFS_COMPRESSION" >> $FAKEROOT_SCRIPT
+echo "rm -rf \"$TARGET_IMG/$IMAGE_NAME.system\"" >> $FAKEROOT_SCRIPT
+echo "$ROOT/$TOOLCHAIN/bin/mksquashfs \"$BUILD/image/system\" \"$TARGET_IMG/$IMAGE_NAME.system\" -noappend -comp $SQUASHFS_COMPRESSION" >> $FAKEROOT_SCRIPT
 
 # run fakeroot
 $ROOT/$TOOLCHAIN/bin/fakeroot -- $FAKEROOT_SCRIPT