diff --git a/export/cmake/modules/RedefaultableOption.cmake b/export/cmake/modules/RedefaultableOption.cmake
index bc377d2b0..ba6302bc6 100644
--- a/export/cmake/modules/RedefaultableOption.cmake
+++ b/export/cmake/modules/RedefaultableOption.cmake
@@ -7,6 +7,6 @@ macro(redefaultable_option _name _descr _default)
   else()
     set(${_name}_DEFAULT ${_default})
   endif()
-  option(${_name} ${_descr} ${${_name}_DEFAULT})
+  option(${_name} "${_descr}" ${${_name}_DEFAULT})
 
 endmacro()
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