diff --git a/apps/launcher/maindialog.cpp b/apps/launcher/maindialog.cpp
index 49c0bd960..b31235726 100644
--- a/apps/launcher/maindialog.cpp
+++ b/apps/launcher/maindialog.cpp
@@ -175,6 +175,7 @@ void MainDialog::play()
     QDir dir(QCoreApplication::applicationDirPath());
     QString game = dir.absoluteFilePath("openmw");
     QFile file(game);
+    game = "\"" + game + "\"";
 #else
     QString game = "./openmw";
     QFile file(game);