diff --git a/testdata/project-v2/Makefile b/testdata/project-v2/Makefile
index cf99ca106dd..9ceb2e6fe0d 100644
--- a/testdata/project-v2/Makefile
+++ b/testdata/project-v2/Makefile
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ vet:
 
 # Generate code
 generate: controller-gen
-	$(CONTROLLER_GEN) object:headerFile=./hack/boilerplate.go.txt paths="./..."
+	$(CONTROLLER_GEN) object:headerFile="hack/boilerplate.go.txt" paths="./..."
 
 # Build the docker image
 docker-build: test