diff --git a/rabbitmqctl.bzl b/rabbitmqctl.bzl
index 237fcf34ef..4b35da95b6 100644
--- a/rabbitmqctl.bzl
+++ b/rabbitmqctl.bzl
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ def _impl(ctx):
     rabbitmq_home_path = rabbitmq_home_short_path(ctx.attr.home)
 
     script = """
-    exec ./{home}/sbin/{cmd} $@
+    exec ./{home}/sbin/{cmd} "$@"
     """.format(
         home = rabbitmq_home_path,
         cmd = ctx.label.name,