diff --git a/scripts/repology/generate-repology-metadata.sh b/scripts/repology/generate-repology-metadata.sh
index b51fa25ec..63966dd09 100755
--- a/scripts/repology/generate-repology-metadata.sh
+++ b/scripts/repology/generate-repology-metadata.sh
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 
 set -e
 
-BASEDIR=$(dirname "$(realpath "$0")")
+BASEDIR=$(dirname "$(realpath \"$0\")")
 export TERMUX_ARCH=aarch64
 
 check_package() { # path