diff --git a/Installation/cmake/modules/CGAL_CheckCXXFileRuns.cmake b/Installation/cmake/modules/CGAL_CheckCXXFileRuns.cmake
index bb1a8f2c840..d38473c0322 100644
--- a/Installation/cmake/modules/CGAL_CheckCXXFileRuns.cmake
+++ b/Installation/cmake/modules/CGAL_CheckCXXFileRuns.cmake
@@ -34,8 +34,8 @@ MACRO(CHECK_CXX_FILE_RUNS FILE VAR TEST)
   # Try to compile and run the test
   #MESSAGE(STATUS "Performing Test ${TEST}")
   TRY_RUN(${VAR} ${VAR}_COMPILED
-          ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}
-          ${FILE}
+          "${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}"
+          "${FILE}"
           COMPILE_DEFINITIONS ${CMAKE_REQUIRED_DEFINITIONS}
           CMAKE_FLAGS -DCOMPILE_DEFINITIONS:STRING=${MACRO_CHECK_FUNCTION_DEFINITIONS}
           "${CHECK_CXX_SOURCE_COMPILES_ADD_LIBRARIES}"
diff --git a/Installation/cmake/modules/CGAL_Macros.cmake b/Installation/cmake/modules/CGAL_Macros.cmake
index dbb0f317a8f..aa80fef7d71 100644
--- a/Installation/cmake/modules/CGAL_Macros.cmake
+++ b/Installation/cmake/modules/CGAL_Macros.cmake
@@ -116,8 +116,8 @@ if( NOT CGAL_MACROS_FILE_INCLUDED )
       
       try_run( ${LIB}_RUN_RES
                ${LIB}_COMPILE_RES 
-               ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR} 
-               ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/config/support/print_${LIB}_version.cpp 
+               "${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}"
+               "${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/config/support/print_${LIB}_version.cpp"
                CMAKE_FLAGS "-DINCLUDE_DIRECTORIES:STRING=${${PKG}_DEPENDENCY_INCLUDE_DIR};${${PKG}_INCLUDE_DIR}"
                            "-DLINK_LIBRARIES:STRING=${${PKG}_DEPENDENCY_LIBRARIES};${${PKG}_LIBRARIES}"
                            "-DLINK_DIRECTORIES:STRING=${${PKG}_DEPENDENCY_LIBRARY_DIR};${${PKG}_LIBRARY_DIR}"