diff --git a/share/qtcreator/qml/qmlpuppet/qmlpuppet/qmlpuppet.pri b/share/qtcreator/qml/qmlpuppet/qmlpuppet/qmlpuppet.pri
index 516300a870a..d54a5b4e3f4 100644
--- a/share/qtcreator/qml/qmlpuppet/qmlpuppet/qmlpuppet.pri
+++ b/share/qtcreator/qml/qmlpuppet/qmlpuppet/qmlpuppet.pri
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ DEFINES -= QT_NO_CAST_FROM_ASCII
 OTHER_FILES += Info.plist
 macx {
     CONFIG -= app_bundle
-    QMAKE_LFLAGS += -sectcreate __TEXT __info_plist $$quote($$PWD/Info.plist)
+    QMAKE_LFLAGS += -sectcreate __TEXT __info_plist \"$$PWD/Info.plist\"
 } else {
     target.path  = $$QTC_PREFIX/bin
     INSTALLS    += target