diff --git a/t/lib-git-svn.sh b/t/lib-git-svn.sh
index 5d3bd9dda9..a841df2a9e 100644
--- a/t/lib-git-svn.sh
+++ b/t/lib-git-svn.sh
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ LoadModule dav_module $SVN_HTTPD_MODULE_PATH/mod_dav.so
 LoadModule dav_svn_module $SVN_HTTPD_MODULE_PATH/mod_dav_svn.so
 <Location /$repo_base_path>
 	DAV svn
-	SVNPath $rawsvnrepo
+	SVNPath "$rawsvnrepo"
 </Location>
 EOF
 	"$SVN_HTTPD_PATH" -f "$GIT_DIR"/httpd.conf -k start