diff --git a/default.nix b/default.nix
index 38abcb5..ac91eca 100644
--- a/default.nix
+++ b/default.nix
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ in rec {
   makeStartup = { target, nixUserChrootFlags, nix-user-chroot', run }:
   writeScript "startup" ''
     #!/bin/sh
-    .${nix-user-chroot'}/bin/nix-user-chroot -n ./nix ${nixUserChrootFlags} -- ${target}${run} $@
+    .${nix-user-chroot'}/bin/nix-user-chroot -n ./nix ${nixUserChrootFlags} -- ${target}${run} "$@"
   '';
 
   nix-bootstrap = { target, extraTargets ? [], run, nix-user-chroot' ? nix-user-chroot, nixUserChrootFlags ? "" }: