1 files changed, 5 insertions, 4 deletions

diff --git a/Makefile.in b/Makefile.in
index 95b0931087f..c6df480ce7c 100644
--- a/Makefile.in
+++ b/Makefile.in
@@ -285,9 +285,9 @@ removenullpaths=sed -e 's/^://g' -e 's/:$$//g' -e 's/::/:/g'
 # to just letting configure generate epaths.h from epaths.in in a
 # similar way to how Makefile is made from Makefile.in.
 epaths-force: FRC
-        @(standardlisppath=`echo ${standardlisppath} | ${removenullpaths}` ; \
-          locallisppath=`echo ${locallisppath} | ${removenullpaths}` ; \
-          buildlisppath=`echo ${buildlisppath} | ${removenullpaths}` ;  \
+        @(standardlisppath=`echo "${standardlisppath}" | ${removenullpaths}` ; \
+          locallisppath=`echo "${locallisppath}" | ${removenullpaths}` ; \
+          buildlisppath=`echo "${buildlisppath}" | ${removenullpaths}` ; \
           x_default_search_path=`echo ${x_default_search_path}`; \
           gamedir=`echo ${gamedir}`; \
           sed < ${srcdir}/src/epaths.in > epaths.h.$$$$         \
@@ -489,7 +489,8 @@ set_installuser=for installuser in $${LOGNAME} $${USERNAME} $${USER} \
 ## http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/autoconf-patches/2004-11/msg00005.html
 install-arch-indep: install-info install-man ${INSTALL_ARCH_INDEP_EXTRA}
         umask 022 ; \
-          $(MKDIR_P) $(DESTDIR)`echo ${locallisppath} | sed 's,:, $(DESTDIR),g'`
+          eval sh -x $(MKDIR_P) \
+            "'$(DESTDIR)`echo ${locallisppath}|sed \"s,:,' '$(DESTDIR),g\"`'"
         -set ${COPYDESTS} ; \
         unset CDPATH; \
         $(set_installuser); \