diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index b0771d9..ee1e48b 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -237,7 +237,7 @@ $(ELISP_DIR)/bbdb/Makefile :\
   $(ELISP_DIR)/bbdb/tex/Makefile.in
 	$(MD) $(DOT_DIR)/share/texmf
 	cd $(@D) && ./configure\
-    --with-emacs="$(EMACS)"\
+    --with-emacs="'$(EMACS)'"\
     --datarootdir=$(DOT_DIR)\
     --with-lispdir=$(LISP_DIR)/bbdb\
     --with-texmf-dir=$(DOT_DIR)/share/texmf