diff --git a/rc/dircolors.sh b/rc/dircolors.sh
index 0b04c1a..76033f5 100644
--- a/rc/dircolors.sh
+++ b/rc/dircolors.sh
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ COLORS_FILE="$LWS/conf/dircolors.ansi-light"
 
 if [[ -f "$COLORS_FILE" ]]; then
     xlog "Loading colors $COLORS_FILE"
-    eval $(dircolors "$COLORS_FILE")
+    eval "$(dircolors "$COLORS_FILE")"
 fi
 
 unset COLORS_FILE