diff --git a/contrib/kiss-maintainer b/contrib/kiss-maintainer
index 0302b35..bf1b97b 100755
--- a/contrib/kiss-maintainer
+++ b/contrib/kiss-maintainer
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 
 # Use the current directory as the package name if no package is given.
 [ "$1" ] || {
-    export KISS_PATH=${PWD%/*}:$KISS_PATH
+    export KISS_PATH="${PWD%/*}:$KISS_PATH"
     set -- "${PWD##*/}"
 }