diff --git a/libexec/pyenv-init b/libexec/pyenv-init
index 492360e6..9b12a7d5 100755
--- a/libexec/pyenv-init
+++ b/libexec/pyenv-init
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ function help_() {
       fi
       echo
       echo 'export PYENV_ROOT="$HOME/.pyenv"'
-      echo '[[ -d $PYENV_ROOT/bin ]] && export PATH="$PYENV_ROOT/bin:$PATH"'
+      echo '[[ -d "$PYENV_ROOT/bin" ]] && export PATH="$PYENV_ROOT/bin:$PATH"'
       echo 'eval "$(pyenv init -)"'
       ;;
     esac