diff --git a/src/bee-check.sh.in b/src/bee-check.sh.in
index 806aee3..ea1be6b 100644
--- a/src/bee-check.sh.in
+++ b/src/bee-check.sh.in
@@ -193,12 +193,12 @@ function do_check_deps() {
     echo "    provides = ${PKGFULLPKG}"
 
     while read line; do
-        eval $(${BEESEP} ${line})
+        eval $(${BEESEP} "${line}")
         echo "    provides = ${file%%//*}"
     done < "${filesfile}"
 
     while read line; do
-        eval $(${BEESEP} ${line})
+        eval $(${BEESEP} "${line}")
 
         # save and strip possible symbolic link destination..
         symlink=${file#*//}
diff --git a/src/compat-filesfile2contentfile.sh.in b/src/compat-filesfile2contentfile.sh.in
index 1a0493b..4c64e78 100644
--- a/src/compat-filesfile2contentfile.sh.in
+++ b/src/compat-filesfile2contentfile.sh.in
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ declare -A hardlink
 
 while read line ; do
    md5=""
-   data=$(${BEESEP} ${line} 2>/dev/null)
+   data=$(${BEESEP} "${line}" 2>/dev/null)
 
    if [ $? -ne '0' ] ; then
       echo >&2 "**ERROR** INVALID CONTENT: ${line}"