diff --git a/scripts/ci/build_emscripten.sh b/scripts/ci/build_emscripten.sh
index fef4cc077..543909016 100755
--- a/scripts/ci/build_emscripten.sh
+++ b/scripts/ci/build_emscripten.sh
@@ -40,9 +40,9 @@ else
 	BUILD_DIR="$1"
 fi
 
-WORKSPACE=${2:-/root/project}
+WORKSPACE="${2:-/root/project}"
 
-cd $WORKSPACE
+cd "$WORKSPACE"
 
 # shellcheck disable=SC2166
 if [[ "$CIRCLE_BRANCH" = release || -n "$CIRCLE_TAG" || -n "$FORCE_RELEASE" || "$(git tag --points-at HEAD 2>/dev/null)" == v* ]]