diff --git a/builtin/provisioners/chef/linux_provisioner.go b/builtin/provisioners/chef/linux_provisioner.go
index 84126fd451..e142884379 100644
--- a/builtin/provisioners/chef/linux_provisioner.go
+++ b/builtin/provisioners/chef/linux_provisioner.go
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ func (p *Provisioner) linuxInstallChefClient(
 	}
 
 	// Then execute the install.sh scrip to download and install Chef Client
-	err = p.runCommand(o, comm, fmt.Sprintf("%sbash ./install.sh -v %s", prefix, p.Version))
+	err = p.runCommand(o, comm, fmt.Sprintf("%sbash ./install.sh -v %q", prefix, p.Version))
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}