2 files changed, 6 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/nextstep/ChangeLog b/nextstep/ChangeLog
index 42086ec1007..7d3cceba205 100644
--- a/nextstep/ChangeLog
+++ b/nextstep/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2013-10-23  Glenn Morris  <rgm@gnu.org>
+
+        * Makefile.in (${ns_check_file} ${ns_appdir}):
+        Quote entities that might contain whitespace.
+
 2013-09-02  Jan Djärv  <jan.h.d@swipnet.se>
 
         * Makefile.in (${ns_check_file}): Add so Emacs.app gets properly
diff --git a/nextstep/Makefile.in b/nextstep/Makefile.in
index 3d80ddb7ad2..b5377232e31 100644
--- a/nextstep/Makefile.in
+++ b/nextstep/Makefile.in
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ ${ns_check_file} ${ns_appdir}: ${srcdir}/${ns_appsrc} ${ns_appsrc}
         ${MKDIR_P} ${ns_appdir}
         ( cd ${srcdir}/${ns_appsrc} ; tar cfh - . ) | \
           ( cd ${ns_appdir} ; umask 022; tar xf - )
-        [ `cd ${srcdir} && /bin/pwd` = `/bin/pwd` ] || \
+        [ "`cd ${srcdir} && /bin/pwd`" = "`/bin/pwd`" ] || \
           ( cd ${ns_appsrc} ; tar cfh - . ) | \
             ( cd ${ns_appdir} ; umask 022; tar xf - )
         touch ${ns_appdir}