diff --git a/autogen.sh b/autogen.sh
index f1260d0d..694a22a1 100755
--- a/autogen.sh
+++ b/autogen.sh
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ PKG_NAME=ModemManager
     autopoint --force
     AUTOPOINT='intltoolize --automake --copy' autoreconf --force --install --verbose
     if test -z "$NOCONFIGURE"; then
-        ./configure --enable-maintainer-mode $@
+        ./configure --enable-maintainer-mode "$@"
     fi
 )