diff --git a/models/download-ggml-model.sh b/models/download-ggml-model.sh
index 6fda18ea55d..749b409c4ff 100755
--- a/models/download-ggml-model.sh
+++ b/models/download-ggml-model.sh
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ pfx="resolve/main/ggml"
 # get the path of this script
 function get_script_path() {
     if [ -x "$(command -v realpath)" ]; then
-        echo "$(dirname $(realpath $0))"
+        echo "$(dirname "$(realpath "$0")")"
     else
         local ret="$(cd -- "$(dirname "$0")" >/dev/null 2>&1 ; pwd -P)"
         echo "$ret"