diff --git a/tools/msvs/nodevars.bat b/tools/msvs/nodevars.bat
index 22d2ec48da6c57..c94c44609711fa 100644
--- a/tools/msvs/nodevars.bat
+++ b/tools/msvs/nodevars.bat
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 @echo off
 
 rem Ensure this Node.js and npm are first in the PATH
-set PATH=%APPDATA%\npm;%~dp0;%PATH%
+set "PATH=%APPDATA%\npm;%~dp0;%PATH%"
 
 setlocal enabledelayedexpansion
 pushd "%~dp0"