diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 70707f3c3..94dd65bf1 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -509,9 +509,10 @@ ADD_SUBDIRECTORY(doc)
 ADD_SUBDIRECTORY(cmake/postinstall)
 
 ADD_CUSTOM_COMMAND(OUTPUT "${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/lmms.1.gz"
-				COMMAND gzip -c "\"${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/doc/lmms.1\"" > "\"${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/lmms.1.gz\""
+				COMMAND gzip -c ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/doc/lmms.1 > ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/lmms.1.gz
 				DEPENDS "${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/doc/lmms.1"
-				COMMENT "Generating lmms.1.gz")
+				COMMENT "Generating lmms.1.gz"
+				VERBATIM)
 
 
 ADD_CUSTOM_TARGET(manpage ALL