--- a/debian/kdump-config.in
+++ b/debian/kdump-config.in
@@ -745,7 +745,7 @@ kdump_load()
        if [ "$DRY_RUN" ] ; then return 0; fi
 
        # shellcheck disable=SC2086
-       if eval $KEXEC_CMD; then
+       if eval "$KEXEC_CMD"; then
                log_success_msg "loaded kdump kernel"
                logger -t $NAME "$KEXEC_CMD"
                logger -t $NAME "loaded kdump kernel"