diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/qt-4/setup-hook.sh b/pkgs/development/libraries/qt-4/setup-hook.sh
index 36dfabb942c7..15a4ddcf8d1b 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/qt-4/setup-hook.sh
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/qt-4/setup-hook.sh
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 export QTDIR=@out@
 
-if [ -n $qt4BadIncludes ]; then
+if [ -n "$qt4BadIncludes" ]; then
     for d in @out@/include/*; do
 	export NIX_CFLAGS_COMPILE="$NIX_CFLAGS_COMPILE -I$d";
     done;