diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index e6ab1db28..9ed43781b 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 
 MYGOBIN := $(shell go env GOPATH)/bin
 PATH := $(PATH):$(MYGOBIN)
-SHELL := env PATH=$(PATH) /bin/bash
+SHELL := env PATH="$(PATH)" /bin/bash
 
 .PHONY: all
 all: pre-commit