diff --git a/build/scripts/rm_attrs b/build/scripts/rm_attrs
index 1b76bb6bfa..ea4d99f9a8 100755
--- a/build/scripts/rm_attrs
+++ b/build/scripts/rm_attrs
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ rmAttrs=$1
 shift
 
 if [ -f $rmAttrs ]; then
-	$rmAttrs $@
+	$rmAttrs "$@"
 else
-	rm $@
+	rm "$@"
 fi