diff --git a/sdata/subcmd-checkdeps/0.run.sh b/sdata/subcmd-checkdeps/0.run.sh
index 0316b11b5..11ff87eb8 100644
--- a/sdata/subcmd-checkdeps/0.run.sh
+++ b/sdata/subcmd-checkdeps/0.run.sh
@@ -6,13 +6,13 @@
 pkglistfile=$(mktemp)
 pkglistfile_orig=${LIST_FILE_PATH}
 pkglistfile_orig_s=${REPO_ROOT}/cache/dependencies_stripped.conf
-if ! $(command -v curl);then
+if ! "$(command -v curl)";then
   echo "Please install curl first.";exit 1
 fi
-if ! $(command -v gzip);then
+if ! "$(command -v gzip)";then
   echo "Please install gzip first.";exit 1
 fi
-if ! $(command -v pacman);then
+if ! "$(command -v pacman)";then
   echo "pacman not found, aborting...";exit 1
 fi
 remove_bashcomments_emptylines $pkglistfile_orig $pkglistfile_orig_s