diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 8d81095765..f716fda416 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1049,6 +1049,12 @@ template_dir_SQ = $(subst ','\'',$(template_dir))
 htmldir_SQ = $(subst ','\'',$(htmldir))
 prefix_SQ = $(subst ','\'',$(prefix))
 
+ETC_GITCONFIG_SQ_C = $(subst /,\057,$(ETC_GITCONFIG_SQ))
+bindir_SQ_C = $(subst /,\057,$(bindir_SQ))
+gitexecdir_SQ_C = $(subst /,\057,$(gitexecdir_SQ))
+htmldir_SQ_C = $(subst /,\057,$(htmldir_SQ))
+template_dir_SQ_C = $(subst /,\057,$(template_dir_SQ))
+
 SHELL_PATH_SQ = $(subst ','\'',$(SHELL_PATH))
 PERL_PATH_SQ = $(subst ','\'',$(PERL_PATH))
 TCLTK_PATH_SQ = $(subst ','\'',$(TCLTK_PATH))
@@ -1100,7 +1106,7 @@ git$X: git.o $(BUILTIN_OBJS) $(GITLIBS)
 
 help.o: help.c common-cmds.h GIT-CFLAGS
 	$(QUIET_CC)$(CC) -o $*.o -c $(ALL_CFLAGS) \
-		'-DGIT_HTML_PATH="$(htmldir_SQ)"' \
+		'-DGIT_HTML_PATH="$(htmldir_SQ_C)"' \
 		'-DGIT_MAN_PATH="$(mandir_SQ)"' \
 		'-DGIT_INFO_PATH="$(infodir_SQ)"' $<
 
@@ -1207,12 +1213,12 @@ git.o git.spec \
 	$(QUIET_CC)$(CC) -o $*.o -c $(ALL_CFLAGS) $<
 
 exec_cmd.o: exec_cmd.c GIT-CFLAGS
-	$(QUIET_CC)$(CC) -o $*.o -c $(ALL_CFLAGS) '-DGIT_EXEC_PATH="$(gitexecdir_SQ)"' $<
+	$(QUIET_CC)$(CC) -o $*.o -c $(ALL_CFLAGS) '-DGIT_EXEC_PATH="$(gitexecdir_SQ_C)"' -DBINDIR='"$(bindir_SQ_C)"' $<
 builtin-init-db.o: builtin-init-db.c GIT-CFLAGS
-	$(QUIET_CC)$(CC) -o $*.o -c $(ALL_CFLAGS) -DDEFAULT_GIT_TEMPLATE_DIR='"$(template_dir_SQ)"' $<
+	$(QUIET_CC)$(CC) -o $*.o -c $(ALL_CFLAGS) -DDEFAULT_GIT_TEMPLATE_DIR='"$(template_dir_SQ_C)"' $<
 
 config.o: config.c GIT-CFLAGS
-	$(QUIET_CC)$(CC) -o $*.o -c $(ALL_CFLAGS) -DETC_GITCONFIG='"$(ETC_GITCONFIG_SQ)"' $<
+	$(QUIET_CC)$(CC) -o $*.o -c $(ALL_CFLAGS) -DETC_GITCONFIG='"$(ETC_GITCONFIG_SQ_C)"' $<
 
 http.o: http.c GIT-CFLAGS
 	$(QUIET_CC)$(CC) -o $*.o -c $(ALL_CFLAGS) -DGIT_USER_AGENT='"git/$(GIT_VERSION)"' $<