diff --git a/scripts/npm.bat b/scripts/npm.bat
index 3b451500580..943404a1078 100644
--- a/scripts/npm.bat
+++ b/scripts/npm.bat
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 setlocal
 
 set npm_config_disturl="https://atom.io/download/atom-shell"
-for /f "tokens=2 delims=:, " %%a in ('findstr /R /C:"\"electronVersion\":.*" %~dp0..\package.json') do set npm_config_target=%%~a
+for /f "tokens=2 delims=:, " %%a in ('findstr /R /C:"\"electronVersion\":.*" "%~dp0..\package.json"') do set npm_config_target=%%~a
 set npm_config_arch="ia32"
 set npm_config_runtime="electron"
 set HOME=~\.electron-gyp