diff --git a/apps/opencs/editor.cpp b/apps/opencs/editor.cpp
index 334674aa76..35ce513379 100644
--- a/apps/opencs/editor.cpp
+++ b/apps/opencs/editor.cpp
@@ -127,7 +127,11 @@ std::pair<Files::PathContainer, std::vector<std::string> > CS::Editor::readConfi
     }
 
     std::string local = variables["data-local"].as<Files::EscapeHashString>().toStdString();
-    if (!local.empty()) {
+    if (!local.empty())
+    {
+        if (local.front() == '\"')
+            local = local.substr(1, local.length() - 2);
+
         dataLocal.push_back(Files::PathContainer::value_type(local));
     }
 
diff --git a/apps/openmw/main.cpp b/apps/openmw/main.cpp
index 9e44f237e0..ac891b9804 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/main.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/main.cpp
@@ -194,6 +194,9 @@ bool parseOptions (int argc, char** argv, OMW::Engine& engine, Files::Configurat
     std::string local(variables["data-local"].as<Files::EscapeHashString>().toStdString());
     if (!local.empty())
     {
+        if (local.front() == '\"')
+            local = local.substr(1, local.length() - 2);
+
         dataDirs.push_back(Files::PathContainer::value_type(local));
     }