diff --git a/nixos/modules/system/boot/kexec.nix b/nixos/modules/system/boot/kexec.nix
index 02c2713ede11..f9071cef9129 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/system/boot/kexec.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/system/boot/kexec.nix
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
               exit 1
             fi
             echo "Loading NixOS system via kexec."
-            exec kexec --load $p/kernel --initrd=$p/initrd --append="$(cat $p/kernel-params) init=$p/init"
+            exec kexec --load "$p/kernel" --initrd="$p/initrd" --append="$(cat "$p/kernel-params") init=$p/init"
           '';
       };
   };