diff --git a/lib/ssl/src/ssl_server.erl b/lib/ssl/src/ssl_server.erl
index b66e20a..4a5e6d9 100644
--- a/lib/ssl/src/ssl_server.erl
+++ b/lib/ssl/src/ssl_server.erl
@@ -271,7 +271,7 @@ init([]) ->
 		find_priv_bin()
 	end,
     {Program, Flags} = mk_cmd_line("ssl_esock"),
-    Cmd = filename:join(ProgDir, Program) ++ " " ++ Flags,
+    Cmd = "'" ++ filename:join(ProgDir, Program) ++ "' " ++ Flags,
     debug1(Debug, " start, Cmd =  ~s~n", [Cmd]), 
     case (catch open_port({spawn, Cmd}, [binary, {packet, 4}])) of
 	Port when is_port(Port) ->