diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index d71ff7926..3078c7943 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1195,7 +1195,7 @@ else()
 endif()
 
 if (APPLE AND NOT FORCE_APPLE_BIN)
-  set_target_properties(furnace PROPERTIES RESOURCE ${LOCALE_FILES})
+  set_target_properties(furnace PROPERTIES RESOURCE "${LOCALE_FILES}")
 endif()
 
 target_include_directories(furnace SYSTEM PRIVATE ${DEPENDENCIES_INCLUDE_DIRS})