diff --git a/eclass/ruby-ng-gnome2.eclass b/eclass/ruby-ng-gnome2.eclass
index 93ab89263593f..487e3268e360b 100644
--- a/eclass/ruby-ng-gnome2.eclass
+++ b/eclass/ruby-ng-gnome2.eclass
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ each_ruby_install() {
 	if [[ -e Makefile ]]; then
 		# Create the directories, or the package will create them as files.
 		local archdir=$(ruby_rbconfig_value "sitearchdir")
-		dodir ${archdir#${EPREFIX}} /usr/$(get_libdir)/pkgconfig
+		dodir "${archdir#${EPREFIX}}" /usr/$(get_libdir)/pkgconfig
 
 		emake DESTDIR="${D}" install
 	fi