diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 55b68bc7..f6aaf62a 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ execute_process(COMMAND git rev-parse --short HEAD
                 OUTPUT_VARIABLE PROJECT_GIT_COMMIT_HASH
                 RESULT_VARIABLE PROJECT_GIT_COMMIT_HASH_SUCCESS)
 
-string(STRIP ${PROJECT_GIT_COMMIT_HASH} PROJECT_GIT_COMMIT_HASH)
+string(STRIP "${PROJECT_GIT_COMMIT_HASH}" PROJECT_GIT_COMMIT_HASH)
 
 message("PROJECT_GIT_COMMIT_HASH_SUCCESS? " ${PROJECT_GIT_COMMIT_HASH_SUCCESS})