diff --git a/pkgs/applications/editors/vscode/generic.nix b/pkgs/applications/editors/vscode/generic.nix
index 7a3f34828ee2..8924b669c4a8 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/editors/vscode/generic.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/editors/vscode/generic.nix
@@ -81,25 +81,25 @@ let
     installPhase = ''
       runHook preInstall
     '' + (if stdenv.isDarwin then ''
-      mkdir -p "$out/Applications/${longName}.app" $out/bin
+      mkdir -p "$out/Applications/${longName}.app" "$out/bin"
       cp -r ./* "$out/Applications/${longName}.app"
-      ln -s "$out/Applications/${longName}.app/Contents/Resources/app/bin/${sourceExecutableName}" $out/bin/${executableName}
+      ln -s "$out/Applications/${longName}.app/Contents/Resources/app/bin/${sourceExecutableName}" "$out/bin/${executableName}"
     '' else ''
-      mkdir -p $out/lib/vscode $out/bin
-      cp -r ./* $out/lib/vscode
+      mkdir -p "$out/lib/vscode" "$out/bin"
+      cp -r ./* "$out/lib/vscode"
 
-      ln -s $out/lib/vscode/bin/${sourceExecutableName} $out/bin/${executableName}
+      ln -s "$out/lib/vscode/bin/${sourceExecutableName}" "$out/bin/${executableName}"
 
-      mkdir -p $out/share/applications
-      ln -s $desktopItem/share/applications/${executableName}.desktop $out/share/applications/${executableName}.desktop
-      ln -s $urlHandlerDesktopItem/share/applications/${executableName}-url-handler.desktop $out/share/applications/${executableName}-url-handler.desktop
+      mkdir -p "$out/share/applications"
+      ln -s "$desktopItem/share/applications/${executableName}.desktop" "$out/share/applications/${executableName}.desktop"
+      ln -s "$urlHandlerDesktopItem/share/applications/${executableName}-url-handler.desktop" "$out/share/applications/${executableName}-url-handler.desktop"
 
-      mkdir -p $out/share/pixmaps
-      cp $out/lib/vscode/resources/app/resources/linux/code.png $out/share/pixmaps/code.png
+      mkdir -p "$out/share/pixmaps"
+      cp "$out/lib/vscode/resources/app/resources/linux/code.png" "$out/share/pixmaps/code.png"
 
       # Override the previously determined VSCODE_PATH with the one we know to be correct
-      sed -i "/ELECTRON=/iVSCODE_PATH='$out/lib/vscode'" $out/bin/${executableName}
-      grep -q "VSCODE_PATH='$out/lib/vscode'" $out/bin/${executableName} # check if sed succeeded
+      sed -i "/ELECTRON=/iVSCODE_PATH='$out/lib/vscode'" "$out/bin/${executableName}"
+      grep -q "VSCODE_PATH='$out/lib/vscode'" "$out/bin/${executableName}" # check if sed succeeded
     '') + ''
       runHook postInstall
     '';
@@ -162,9 +162,9 @@ let
 
     # restore desktop item icons
     extraInstallCommands = ''
-      mkdir -p $out/share/applications
+      mkdir -p "$out/share/applications"
       for item in ${unwrapped}/share/applications/*.desktop; do
-        ln -s $item $out/share/applications/
+        ln -s "$item" "$out/share/applications/"
       done
     '';