diff --git a/compat/win32/git-wrapper.c b/compat/win32/git-wrapper.c
index 6be155214b..13fbebfa94 100644
--- a/compat/win32/git-wrapper.c
+++ b/compat/win32/git-wrapper.c
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ static LPWSTR fixup_commandline(LPWSTR exepath, LPWSTR *exep, int *wait,
 		(wcslen(cmdline) + prefix_args_len + 1 + MAX_PATH));
 	if (prefix_args) {
 		if (is_git_command)
-			_swprintf(cmd, L"%s\\%s %.*s", exepath, L"git.exe",
+			_swprintf(cmd, L"\"%s\\%s\" %.*s", exepath, L"git.exe",
 					prefix_args_len, prefix_args);
 		else
 			_swprintf(cmd, L"%.*s", prefix_args_len, prefix_args);