diff --git a/bin/patch b/bin/patch
index 10f61a3fe..ccf932df5 100755
--- a/bin/patch
+++ b/bin/patch
@@ -89,11 +89,11 @@ if (!-d "$path/$module") {
 # Download command or cat patch file
 my $cmd;
 if ($patch =~ /^https?:\/\//) {
-	$cmd = "curl -s $patch";
+	$cmd = "curl -s @{[quotemeta($patch)]}";
 	chdir "$path/$module";
 	}
 else {
-	$cmd = "cat $patch";
+	$cmd = "cat @{[quotemeta($patch)]}";
 	}
 
 # Apply patch using Git