diff --git a/qt/linux/uninstall.sh b/qt/linux/uninstall.sh
index 77b71db78..9e49ad71c 100755
--- a/qt/linux/uninstall.sh
+++ b/qt/linux/uninstall.sh
@@ -6,13 +6,13 @@ if [ "$PREFIX" = "" ]; then
 	PREFIX=/usr/local
 fi
 
-xdg-mime uninstall ${PREFIX}/share/anki/anki.xml || true
+xdg-mime uninstall "$PREFIX"/share/anki/anki.xml || true
 
-rm -rf ${PREFIX}/share/anki
-rm -rf ${PREFIX}/bin/anki
-rm -rf ${PREFIX}/share/pixmaps/anki.xpm
-rm -rf ${PREFIX}/share/pixmaps/anki.png
-rm -rf ${PREFIX}/share/applications/anki.desktop
-rm -rf ${PREFIX}/share/man/man1/anki.1
+rm -rf "$PREFIX"/share/anki
+rm -rf "$PREFIX"/bin/anki
+rm -rf "$PREFIX"/share/pixmaps/anki.xpm
+rm -rf "$PREFIX"/share/pixmaps/anki.png
+rm -rf "$PREFIX"/share/applications/anki.desktop
+rm -rf "$PREFIX"/share/man/man1/anki.1
 
 echo "Uninstall complete."