diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 25328364b1..48f8a228b3 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -754,7 +754,7 @@ macOS15_Xcode16_arm64:
     - cd MSVC2022_64_Ninja
     - Get-Volume
     - .\ActivateMSVC.ps1
-    - $env:NINJA_STATUS = "[%s/%t %p :: %e] "
+    - '$env:NINJA_STATUS = "[%s/%t %p :: %e] "'
     - cmake --build . --config $config --target ($targets.Split(' '))
     - ccache --show-stats -v
     - cd $config