diff --git a/src/common/processing_windows.c b/src/common/processing_windows.c
index 9ec6da811..cd091ac6c 100644
--- a/src/common/processing_windows.c
+++ b/src/common/processing_windows.c
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ const char* ffProcessAppendStdOut(FFstrbuf* buffer, char* const argv[])
     };
 
     FFstrbuf cmdline;
-    ffStrbufInitS(&cmdline, argv[0]);
+    ffStrbufInitF(&cmdline, "\"%s\"", argv[0]);
     for(char* const* parg = &argv[1]; *parg; ++parg)
     {
         ffStrbufAppendC(&cmdline, ' ');