1 files changed, 1 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/t/copy.sh b/t/copy.sh
index a9f0f5616..9ae7292a1 100755
--- a/t/copy.sh
+++ b/t/copy.sh
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ test -f auxdir/install-sh
 is_symlink auxdir/install-sh
 test -f auxdir/depcomp
 is_not_symlink auxdir/depcomp
-test FAKE-DEPCOMP = `cat auxdir/depcomp`
+test FAKE-DEPCOMP = "$(cat auxdir/depcomp)"
 
 # 'automake -a -c' should not create symlinks, even when there are
 # already symlinked required auxiliary files.