diff --git a/bin/qemush b/bin/qemush
index 6e5a690..bbc04c7 100755
--- a/bin/qemush
+++ b/bin/qemush
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ images=images
 if [ -t 1 ]; then
     cat=src-hilite-lesspipe.sh
 else
-    cat=cat
+    cat='cat'
 fi
 
 PATH="./${bin}:${PATH}"