diff --git a/modules/programs/zsh.nix b/modules/programs/zsh.nix
index c375b57cf..392d26320 100644
--- a/modules/programs/zsh.nix
+++ b/modules/programs/zsh.nix
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ let
     mapAttrsToList (k: v: ''hash -d ${k}="${v}"'') cfg.dirHashes
   );
 
-  zdotdir = "$HOME/" + cfg.dotDir;
+  zdotdir = "$HOME/" + lib.escapeShellArg cfg.dotDir;
 
   bindkeyCommands = {
     emacs = "bindkey -e";