diff --git a/xbps-src/shutils/builddep_funcs.sh b/xbps-src/shutils/builddep_funcs.sh
index dc59fe8934..457616c405 100644
--- a/xbps-src/shutils/builddep_funcs.sh
+++ b/xbps-src/shutils/builddep_funcs.sh
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ install_dependencies_pkg()
 	if [ -n "$XBPS_PREFER_BINPKG_DEPS" ]; then
 		msg_normal "'$pkgname-${lver}': installing dependencies from binpkgs...\n"
 		for i in ${notinstalled_deps}; do
-			install_pkg_with_binpkg "\"${i}\""
+			install_pkg_with_binpkg "${i}"
 		done
 		rval=$?
 		if [ $rval -eq 255 ]; then
diff --git a/xbps-src/shutils/pkgtarget_funcs.sh.in b/xbps-src/shutils/pkgtarget_funcs.sh.in
index ffc0d4ffb6..1294bdea35 100644
--- a/xbps-src/shutils/pkgtarget_funcs.sh.in
+++ b/xbps-src/shutils/pkgtarget_funcs.sh.in
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@ install_pkg_with_binpkg()
 {
 	msg_normal "'$pkgname': installing dependency '$1'\n"
 	${fakeroot_cmd} ${fakeroot_cmd_args} ${XBPS_BIN_CMD} \
-		-Ay install "$1"
+		-Ay install "\"${1}\""
 	return $?
 }