diff --git a/rc/clang.kak b/rc/clang.kak
index 5e55c69a..16150eac 100644
--- a/rc/clang.kak
+++ b/rc/clang.kak
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ def clang-disable-autocomplete -docstring "Disable automatic clang completion" %
 
 def -allow-override -hidden clang-show-error-info %{ %sh{
     printf %s "${kak_opt_clang_errors}" | grep "^${kak_cursor_line},.*" | if read line; then
-        desc=$(printf %s ${line} | sed -e "s/^[[:digit:]]\+,//g; s/'/\\\\'/g")
+        desc=$(printf %s "${line}" | sed -e "s/^[[:digit:]]\+,//g; s/'/\\\\'/g")
         echo "info -anchor ${kak_cursor_line}.${kak_cursor_column} '${desc}'"
     fi
 } }