diff --git a/c_check b/c_check
index e8f90e18a..9c819192d 100755
--- a/c_check
+++ b/c_check
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ if [ "`dirname \"$compiler_name\"`" != '.' ]; then
     cross_suffix="$cross_suffix`dirname \"$compiler_name\"`/"
 fi
 
-bn=`basename $compiler_name`
+bn=`basename \"$compiler_name\"`
 case "$bn" in
     *-*) cross_suffix="$cross_suffix${bn%-*}-"
 esac