diff --git a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/msvctoolchain.cpp b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/msvctoolchain.cpp
index fbdefa79962..adc925281bb 100644
--- a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/msvctoolchain.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/msvctoolchain.cpp
@@ -1178,7 +1178,7 @@ static QString wrappedMakeCommand(const QString &command)
         return command;
     QTextStream stream(&wrapper);
     stream << "chcp 65001\n";
-    stream << command << " %*";
+    stream << "\"" << QDir::toNativeSeparators(command) << "\" %*";
 
     return wrapperPath;
 }